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Poll: Draft by "End of Day" Means 5 pm, 8 pm, midnight, 9 am next day?

Also--your time or their time?
glassy windowlicker
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
Bearded razzmatazz coffee pot multi-billionaire
  01/05/26
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Irradiated Chad Office
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
glassy windowlicker
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
cheese-eating set scourge upon the earth
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
Abusive love of her life coldplay fan
  01/05/26
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hairraiser honey-headed bawdyhouse goyim
  01/05/26
Cr
exciting geriatric ceo
  01/05/26
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Violent Den
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
frisky peach black woman sound barrier
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
glassy windowlicker
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
frisky peach black woman sound barrier
  01/05/26
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flirting vivacious reading party school
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
kink-friendly chartreuse headpube main people
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
glassy windowlicker
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
kink-friendly chartreuse headpube main people
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
stimulating wagecucks cuckoldry
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
glassy windowlicker
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
Orange unholy therapy bbw
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
stimulating wagecucks cuckoldry
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
electric bearded pocket flask
  01/05/26
...
hairraiser honey-headed bawdyhouse goyim
  01/05/26
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mildly autistic idiot
  01/05/26
...
Useless flushed home police squad
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
wild dilemma french chef
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
awkward mental disorder pervert
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
glassy windowlicker
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
Bisexual fishy candlestick maker lettuce
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
glassy windowlicker
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
Violent 180 genital piercing spot
  01/05/26
Cr.
sable curious water buffalo university
  01/05/26
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exhilarant principal's office kitty
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
Useless flushed home police squad
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
Bisexual fishy candlestick maker lettuce
  01/06/26
lol
Useless flushed home police squad
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
big area pozpig
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
balding poppy faggot firefighter athletic conference
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
Useless flushed home police squad
  01/07/26
...
Useless flushed home police squad
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: glassy windowlicker

Also--your time or their time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564535)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: Bearded razzmatazz coffee pot multi-billionaire

your time eod 12am

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564546)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Irradiated Chad Office



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564549)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: glassy windowlicker

Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the people waiting on the draft are going to do another turn in the wee hours of the morning. So, at that point, what's the differences with doing (and billing for) a few more hours and sending it at 3 am?

And at that point, what's the difference with waiting to send it at 7 or 8 am, before the next workday starts?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564561)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: cheese-eating set scourge upon the earth

“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people waiting on the draft are going to do another turn in the wee hours of the morning.”

what kind of penny-ante hobbyists are you working across from?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564839)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Abusive love of her life coldplay fan

eod = midnight

cob = 1700

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564552)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: hairraiser honey-headed bawdyhouse goyim



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564562)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: exciting geriatric ceo

Cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564673)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:53 PM
Author: Violent Den



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564678)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:19 PM
Author: frisky peach black woman sound barrier

"When it's done"



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564555)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:21 PM
Author: glassy windowlicker

What if it's not done until after EOD?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564564)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:26 PM
Author: frisky peach black woman sound barrier

Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564579)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: flirting vivacious reading party school



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49565826)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: kink-friendly chartreuse headpube main people

depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? like 2pm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564560)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:23 PM
Author: glassy windowlicker

Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule.

For other work, I don't want to scramble to get things done by 2 pm--especially because it means I might get the next round of comments back the same day. I want to chill while things build up throughout the day, then scramble through several things between about 4:30 and 5:20.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564569)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:38 PM
Author: kink-friendly chartreuse headpube main people

it depends on your office culture and who else is involved

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564624)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: stimulating wagecucks cuckoldry

Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more appreciated because it lets others bill easy hours before bed. Inhouse 2 pm is only west coast with east coast audience but most people specify “COB” and that means get it out by 4 your time so others have the option of reviewing before they leave to pick up their kids or after they put their kids to bed (they won’t actually review or respond for at least a week).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564576)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:31 PM
Author: glassy windowlicker

Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone wants to review it that day, they should say so and specify a time. People get jammed up with meetings, multiple agreements to review, poasts to make, etc.

Absolutely CR re "they won’t actually review or respond for at least a week," btw. There are two times for responses--5 minutes after you send and late next week.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564589)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Orange unholy therapy bbw

I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564630)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:42 PM
Author: stimulating wagecucks cuckoldry

Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend that they are hardworking and for you to pass your own self-imposed shit test. But the logic of this makes sense the more exposure you have to senior execs/SVPs and other managers of managers who are running large organizations. Most of what they do is at least partially performative.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564645)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: electric bearded pocket flask

2pm if a scientist needs to review it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564577)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: hairraiser honey-headed bawdyhouse goyim



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564629)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: mildly autistic idiot



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564881)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:45 PM
Author: Useless flushed home police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49565722)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:35 PM
Author: wild dilemma french chef

usually means "within the hour"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564613)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:44 PM
Author: awkward mental disorder pervert

9 or 10pm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564647)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: glassy windowlicker

Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after the kids go to bed. So, getting the draft out before I go to bed matches the EOD and my schedule better.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564680)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:47 PM
Author: Bisexual fishy candlestick maker lettuce

It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zone if the person is either important or a client. In other cases it means before they log on the next morning.

Worst thing you can do is send it early enough to get comments back that night, after you’ve rushed to get it out, screwed off online for 90 mins to recuperate, and finally turned to the other work you were supposed to get done yesterday/today/last week.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49564828)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: glassy windowlicker

What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, requestor is on east coast?

In either of those cases, it should mean before they log on the next morning.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49565016)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 8:29 PM
Author: Violent 180 genital piercing spot

in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49565377)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:26 PM
Author: sable curious water buffalo university

Cr.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49565691)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:44 PM
Author: exhilarant principal's office kitty



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49565821)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: Useless flushed home police squad

More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you go to bed and before I wake up.” But you better gird your ass if you misjudge that and get a “Where is the draft?” at 4 am.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49565681)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:13 PM
Author: Bisexual fishy candlestick maker lettuce

There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of that 4am email

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49567806)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:05 PM
Author: Useless flushed home police squad

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49569664)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: big area pozpig

At the end of the day, what does it matter?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49565824)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:15 PM
Author: balding poppy faggot firefighter athletic conference

close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by midnight for biglaw and by tomorrow dawn for mid-tier firms.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49567815)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:06 PM
Author: Useless flushed home police squad

You got it reversed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49569669)



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Date: January 13th, 2026 10:42 PM
Author: Useless flushed home police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2/en-en/#49587793)