I work in industry and have always gotten good feedback from my manager. That said, she has some weird expectations about hours and being in-office. In my last 1:1, she told me I need to start working 8am–5pm every day because my 1-hour lunch “doesn’t count” toward my 8 hours. I’ve been here over a year and this is the first time it’s ever been brought up. To make it worse, I know I’m the only person she’s told this to. What bothers me is that I don’t think my work should be measured by how many hours I sit at my desk, but by results and getting stuff done. She asked if I needed more projects to fill my time, but I pushed back because I already have enough on my plate and need some buffer especially since she constantly gives random tasks at me. On top of that, she clearly watches my Teams status to see when I’m taking breaks. It feels nitpicky and micromanage-y. Honestly, it pissed me off at the time, but I’m just sucking it up since there’s not much I can do about it. EDIT : I am a salaried employee. I’m not working less than everyone else. I just work very fast and get things quicker in less time than most people, probably. I get things done on time. My manager has consistently given me excellent feedback. It has been eye opening to know a lot of people here think that taking 1 hour lunch is long and that I’m shortening my employer by not working the full 8 productive hours every day. I literally never saw it that way because I’ve always been a high performer. I do work more when it’s busier. Anyway, I have started work earlier since my manager gave me her expectations, but am pacing myself more instead of working so fast. Just to clarify, about me ‘turning away work’. What actually happened was my manager asked if I needed more projects to fill my time. I told her I already had enough on my plate at the moment. If there’s a task my manager directly tells me I need to do, I will do as they ask. At the moment it felt to me that she was asking so I can “work more hours” rather than an immediate need for the projects to be completed. I hope this makes sense.