I don't necessarily want to do my 40 and go home. I will do what it takes to get the job done right the first time. Back in the day if IT, there were many mornings I would show up at 4am to revise a login script written by someone who was famous for speed but multiple errors. My goal was that by 7:30am when my clients showed up for work, they would be able to log in smoothly and be happy. I was never asked (or recognized) by management for my efforts. It must bug me because I write about it, but in reality the ones that mattered were the clients and as long as they were happy with my efforts and could conduct business smoothly, I was happy putting in the time.

As for a social butterfly, that was my nickname in college. After my divorce, I carried the "party phone". I socialized with past and current colleagues. I always had a difficult time with vertical socializing vs horizontal. There seems to be a trend in the workplace that by vertical social integration the boss has the opportunity to "become one of the group". I don't believe it is genuine and possible. The boss has to be able to make the tough decisions, and sometimes it ends up hurting feelings.

But I'm rambling..... Not in the best space