Law firms and banking

1. Nobody leaves before their supervising senior. I left at half six twice in my first month and got taken aside in week three, kindly, as a favour.

2. An eleven o'clock reply read as commitment at my first firm. At the second a partner asked why I was working at that hour and meant it as a criticism.

3. Three lines and take a position. I sent a careful two-option email in month two and got back 'what do you think we should do'.