“40 hours means 40 hours”: Dutch worker gives American boss a “reality check” after being chastised for logging off at 5pm every day

A Dutch worker recently went viral with a stark reminder of how much better work/life balance is outside of the United States.

According to a screenshot memorializing the post, u/Dutch_Reality_Check turned to the r/WorkReform subreddit to share their story after an incident with their recently hired New York-based manager.

"Last week, we had a 1-on-1 meeting where he told me he was 'concerned' about my dedication to the team," they wrote. "He didn't like that my Slack status goes offline at 5:01 PM every single day.