It’s the end of the workday. You’re ready to bounce. But you feel compelled to check in with your boss. For many workers, it feels like the appropriate thing to do. But as one viral TikTok makes clear, those norms may be changing.

The skit—which has more than 20 million views—asks whether it’s okay to leave at 5: An employee walks into the boss’s office. “I’m heading out,” she informs him.

“Wow—5 p.m. right on the dot. I just love your work-life balance,” he responds sarcastically.

“The workday ends at 5,” she, very fairly, points out.

The post then opens up the debate to the comments section: Do you leave at 5 o’clock on the dot? Do you finish up what you’re working on and drift out sometimes between 5 and 6 p.m.? Or do you ensure you are always the first one in and the last one out o

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