Leave The Office On Time and Don’t Take Your
Work Home
These two lessons are true for every person who wants a long, happy, and satisfying
career. But it’s very hard to put that advice into practice. It took me the first six years of
my career to figure that out. And I still have to remind myself that life is bigger than
work.
Almost everywhere that I’ve worked in the past, there was a
“perception is
reality” culture. That means looks are more important than reality. In other words: The
person who’s in the office the longest appears to be the hardest worker. Now, that may
be true.
But that’s not what matters. We all know that the only thing that counts is results.
However, we collectively insist on looking at vanity factors like participation in
meetings, hours spent at the office, and how fast people respond to emails.
It’s pathetic. At our family business, we encourage everyone to leave when they are done
for the day. We’ve learned that focusing on priorities is a much better metric than only
looking at the hours someone works.
And still, people find it uncomfortable to say, “I’ve finished my top priorities, I’m going
home.” I get it. When you work in a group, you don’t want to make others feel bad or that
things are unfair. But think about why you’re working in the first place. You’re there to
contribute. To your own company, or the company you work for.
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