[zhte415]

I am more interested in how so many people can complete their tasks and manage their time so perfectly everything is done by 6pm and can be picked up at 9am the next day with no hitches.

Amazing time managers, with perfect foresight and judgment abilities.

[lcmatt]

Not really.

My job finishes at 5.30pm, an hour or so before I'll start winding up any bigger jobs ready to pick them up in the morning.

Anyone who's consistently having to work overtime are unable to manage their time correctly.

[zhte415]

Perhaps a different angle.

If done at 4pm, just leave, do something else, volunteer a project. No need to be seen to put in 'required hours;. Delivery is important. If anyone sticks around for required hours they're being dishonest with their team about their capacity.

For overtime, a good manager depends on honesty of their staff to gauge their capacity. A staff member that sticks around until required time doing nothing but pretending they are doing tasks is being dishonest about their capacity.