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Thanks everyone. The doctor and I have straightened things out. I appreciate the input.

I appreciate your input. I realize there is a lot of context missing here. I work for a very small private practice and am paid below average for my community. During the hiring process it was brought up as a perk of position that when the office was slow we could leave early here and there. It was worth it for me to make less money and have more flexibility and better work life balance. I take the extra 15 minutes 1-2x a week at the most and only during our slow season. I live 5 min away and go straight home to open my computer and continue working. I guess what bothers me most is it became a problem out of the blue after 3 years. My workplace is unique and I am lucky in many ways. I'm not sure I'm going to find anyone with similar experience that can give me their perspective but it does help to know what may be expected elsewhere.

Hello everyone, I work for a small private family practice, the only providers are myself and the physician that owns the practice. I am salary. Our lunch is scheduled from 11:00 to 11:45. Sometimes, if I am finished with patients I will leave for lunch at 10:50. I typically return at 11:50. I never leave the office before my patient is out of the building and am always back to see my 12 o'clock patient on time. In the morning we start seeing patients at 7:00. I am usually in the office by 6:45. In the afternoon our last patient is usually out of the office by 3:00. Our office closes at 4:00. Sometimes I will leave 1-2 min early. Apparently this is a problem. Looking for input on whether or not this would be an issue elsewhere ? Additional things to note; we have 1-2 staff meetings during our lunch each month. That is 9-18 hours of extra time a year that I give. Also I spend a significant amount of time working at home as most providers do. Thanks! Shannon