“We’ve been noticing that you’ve been leaving before 9:00 PM the last couple days ... Can we please see you in our office? Right now?”

Heh .. I worked for a company like that here in Toronto once. (Yep, got fired from there too -- that's another story.) We were all working like crazy, and at one point I'd scheduled myself to get into work at midnight in advance of a business trip. I arrived just as my team lead was putting down the phone having called my house to see where I was.

I believe my gut feelings about the hours that an employer expects has gotten a lot better in the time since then.

I'm interested in Europe because I'd like a change of scenery, having lived in Toronto for over 25 years. Maybe I won't like it and happily come back to Toronto.