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It's been a rough day and this is what everyone waits for: Going Home Time. I praise these people's resilience as they work hard jobs that pay little.
I was walking along the road from my office when I noticed this gate, which was always shut, is open and workers have been coming out.

I guess it's the end of the day for them and it's time to go home to their families and loved ones.
I'm not too sure but it may also be payday with how happy this guy was:

This was the last one to come out. Not the last for the week or the month as the building they're working on is far from completion.

Going Home Time in our country isn't as easy as it sound, or as relaxing. The commute to and from work is work itself, unpaid and sweaty, public transportation is not great. Pay is not great either, but we get by. We're resilient after all...
Since public transportation is hard and getting a car is harder, biking is another option:

Although, sometimes you don't have an option but wait for ride-hailing apps to assign a motorcycle driver to you so you can get home. You just wait wherever you were found:

Lens: Viltrox 56mm f1.4
(Grain added in-camera with Fujifilm ACROS simulation and settings.)
I really enjoyed reading through your post. This part of the world is no different, we also go through a lot over here. I just hope things get better with time, but we are certainly not giving up.