In one of my previous jobs, I had a supervisor with a rather peculiar attitude towards taking leave. Even if it was a normal leave request and tasks were completed on time, I could sense some dissatisfaction.
At first, I didn’t understand. I thought as long as I did my job well, it would be fine. To avoid affecting the progress, I adjusted my work routine:
- Arrived 30 minutes early
- Shortened lunch break
- Stayed late
- Sometimes continued working in the evenings
The tasks were never delayed, and I never complained.
Until one year-end 1-on-1 meeting, when the supervisor said something that really surprised me:
“If you have time to take leave, that means you should have time to handle more work.”
That’s
when I realized — my supervisor didn’t know that I was adjusting my
schedule and putting in extra effort to complete the tasks.
They only saw me “taking leave but still delivering on time” and interpreted it as me “having more time to do other work.”
This experience made me realize the unwritten rules in the workplace: if the official work hours are 40, you should report only 40, and the negative impact it causes.
In the past, I complied and chose to remain silent, but from that moment on, I decided not to do that anymore.
I track the hours I work honestly.
Any overtime, I don’t hide. Any effort, I no longer ignore.
The work itself is important, but making sure the work is seen is equally important.
在某段工作經歷中，我曾遇到過一位主管對請假的態度較為微妙。即便是正常請假、且任務按時完成，我也能感受到主管的不滿。
一開始我並不明白，我以為只要把事情做好，就沒問題。為了不讓進度受到影響，我會調整自己的工作方式：
- 提早 30 分鐘上班
- 午休時間壓縮
- 下班延後
- 有時晚上再繼續補進度
任務從不延誤，我也從不喊苦。
直到某次年終的 1-on-1 面談，主管說了一句讓我非常驚訝的話：
「你有時間請假，那就表示你應該還有時間，能負擔更多的工作。」
我這才明白，原來主管並不知道我會為了完成任務，調整時間、額外付出心力。
主管只看到我「請了假卻依然準時交付」，就解讀為我「應該還有更多時間做其他工作」。
這段經歷讓我認清了職場中的潛規則：表定工時 40 小時，就應該只能提報 40 小時，所帶來的不良影響。
過去我曾經配合，選擇沉默，但從那次經驗開始，我決定不再這麼做。
我做多少，就記多少。
該補的加班，我不藏。該記錄的努力，我不再忽略。
工作本身重要，讓工作被看見，同樣重要。
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