> In a place I worked, if someone left at 5:30 pm, the CTO used to joke "half day today?", even though the person came in at 9 am.
This shit is toxic masculinity in action – the part that affects men. Women protest this kind of thing because if they have children they need to go home to, then they are unable to compete on hours with men who can stay late and rely on their wives. But men deserve time with their families too, and single people deserve downtime. Toxic masculinity drives this competition of who can suffer more for the company, and everyone loses (except the shareholders).
This shit is toxic masculinity in action – the part that affects men. Women protest this kind of thing because if they have children they need to go home to, then they are unable to compete on hours with men who can stay late and rely on their wives. But men deserve time with their families too, and single people deserve downtime. Toxic masculinity drives this competition of who can suffer more for the company, and everyone loses (except the shareholders).