Source: "The Social Guidebook to Norway"
Norwegians are very disciplined
Everyone is at work when they need to
They work hard
They go to meetings
They take phone calls
They reply to emails
Until the clock switches to 16h
At 16h it is time to go
Even if you are in the middle of a meeting
Or in the middle of a conversation
It is completely acceptable to leave at 16h
You need to pick up the kids at the kindergarten
Or drive them to football training
Or you have evening full of activities
You may not even say good evening to your colleagues when you leave
You will see them anyway the next morning
You are efficient
You work effectively during the day
And when it is time to go home
You go home
You take care of the kids
You do physical activities
Often you come back to your computer later during the evening
When the kids are sleeping
And finish things you may not have managed to finish before 16h
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