In her closing charge to the graduates, Slaughter rejected what she called 'time-macho' — the workplace culture where people compete over who can put in the most hours. She urged them to pity such workers for being inefficient and lacking the depth to have a life outside work. But she went further, asking them to stand up not just for themselves but for those without their privilege — people who lack the resources to enjoy leisure or choose meaningful work. This expansion from personal balance to social justice gave the speech an urgency beyond typical work-life advice, connecting individual choices about career and family to the broader fight for human dignity.