I am asking this because I came from a Fortune 50 company where the work culture is very cutthroat specially at the Supply Chain side. I worked an average of 60 hours when I became salaried. I thought it’s normal for the work life balance to be nonexistent. I even worked on holidays.
Fast forward to the new company I am in now, Fortune 50 too. My boss isn’t a micromanager, everyone seems laid back. My boss told me to not take on stuff that’s not in my lane, complete opposite of my old job where you are called out if you refused to do additional work. And new boss is ok with being out a certain time in the day because some people need to pick up kids from school or go to appointments.
For additional context, I am fully remote. My new boss and coworkers are from upstate New York. I am from Rhode Island/Massachusetts ~ not sure if location has impact on employer/employee behavior too.