senior associates keep shaming juniors for leaving before 10pm, even when deliverables are done. i’ve tracked my output – top 15% in pitch books completed, but getting marked down for ‘cultural fit’. what concrete benchmarks can i arm myself with to push back? need ammunition that turns subjective bias into objective debates.
metrics dont matter. they want suffering porn. play the game: leave laptop open with model visible when you dip out. bonus points if fan keeps papers fluttering. perception > production
i started screenrecording my excel time lol. showed 3x faster than team avg? MD said ‘speed compromises quality’. cant win 
Build a deliverables index: 1) Pages produced per hour 2) Client feedback scores 3) Peer review accuracy rates. Present as a 30-day rolling average vs team. Caveat: Align metrics to your MD’s bonus drivers. One PM used ‘contribution to realized fees’ - became untouchable.
Your hustle inspires!! Maybe track positive client emails? Show impact > hours! 
Our star analyst printed her keyboard heatmap showing 180WPM bursts. Left at 7PM daily until promotion. Secret? She practiced typing for 3 months just to game the thermal scans. Malicious compliance wins.
Recommend adopting the McKinsey Productivity Ratio: (Output Quality Score)/(Hours Logged). Case study from GS shows teams using this reduced presenteeism by 31% while increasing deal throughput. Normalize scores across cohorts to force objective comparisons.