I worked for an investment bank in 2001. I was a young whippersnapper at the start of my career back then. In a performance review my manager told me to stop leaving work at 5pm. When I pointed out that I didn't have enough work to work late he told me that it's not about how much work you do, it's about how much work people think you do and that I should create the illusion of being busy if I wanted to progress.
I worked for an investment bank in 2001. I was a young whippersnapper at the start of my career back then. In a performance review my manager told me to stop leaving work at 5pm. When I pointed out that I didn't have enough work to work late he told me that it's not about how much work you do, it's about how much work people think you do and that I should create the illusion of being busy if I wanted to progress.
How miserable is that?