Grits are a Southern US food . Hot cereal type thing , made from processed corn . To eat them like a southern person would , you first make eggs and bacon or sausage . You kinda chop all of that up and mix it together I call it breakfast soup lol and eat it with salt and pepper , using buttered toast to help sop up the bits and get the food on the fork . Frankly , despite being born and raised in the Southern US , I HATE grits , but I also hate all hot cereal texture issue But , that ' s how its done . Sausage gravy served over biscuits is pretty awesome though . <| sep |> It ' s sad that there needs to be a day for this . I go home on time almost every day barring urgent situations , but then I get TIL , the work is still going to be there the next morning . I ' m sure my employer would love for me to work extra , but nobody has ever laid on their deathbed saying I wish I had spent more time working . I know it ' s not possible in every job and situation , but try to just leave on time if you can . You might have to assert yourself , you might get called a clockwatcher or something , but who cares , you ' re heading home and after a while people will just accept it .