> Does anyone also feel like they should stay extra hours at work or > feel bad if leave on the time and others are still there? When I first started my professional career, I used to feel that way. I was in a carpool, and had to leave in order to get a ride home. Most of my co-workers were still working. Eventually, I learned not to measure myself based on what others do or don't do. That said, after a few years I decided I wanted to get ahead quicker. I stopped using the carpool I put more effort into work and typically stayed later. Further on in my career I always got in early, stayed late, and often worked extra from home. I enjoyed my work a lot. Over my career I averaged a 50+ hour week. In the early years it was less. In the later years, more. I wouldn't suggest that everyone needs to do that. But it worked out great for me. We each need to find our own way, without regard to what others do.