[Cyph0n]

> do Americans work less at work because of the work-oriented culture which requires them to stay at work longer for no reason?

I don't think US workplace culture is extreme in that regard. I usually look at East Asian work culture when it comes truly weird workplace norms and traditions.

My family lived in Japan for a short period, and my father told me that he and his colleagues had to wait for their boss to leave every night before they could leave work. Now that's extreme.