Yui avoids overtime by being highly productive during her actual working hours.

The show criticizes the Japanese culture of "presenteeism"—staying late just to look busy.

The drama highlights the difference between Yui’s boundary-setting and her father’s generation, who prioritized work above all else. Watashi, Teiji de Kaerimasu (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb

In this episode, Yui faces conflict with her colleague , whose rigid work ethic stems from a traumatic past at a previous job where she was bullied for taking time off.