Moreover, if I was productive up to 4:57 and left, I’d be productive up to 4:57.

If I have to stay until 5:00, not one minute early, I’m watching the clock for at least 20 minutes doing fuck all because I’ve been instructed that I have to run out the clock every day forever.

When you prioritize employees for their time, they give you their time. When you prioritize them for their work, they’ll give you work.