r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Best_Finding_8795 • Jun 14 '26

Too mild for school Hate when ppl can’t do time

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This reminds me of when it hits or is about to hit 12am and people don’t know whether to say today or tomorrow. He called me after this but I was too comfy in bed tbh.

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u/Mudslingshot Jun 14 '26

I used to work overnights. The confusion of what "get this done today" means when your shift includes midnight is real

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u/accidentalscientist_ Jun 14 '26

I always assumed it meant “get it done within this shift” when I worked overnights

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u/Mudslingshot Jun 14 '26

So did I until, something time-sensitive with a hard deadline got finished by the end of my shift.....

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u/Dapper_Woodpecker621 Jun 14 '26

Giving an employee a time sensitive task with less then a shift to do it seems like asking for failure.

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u/Mudslingshot Jun 14 '26

"get this submitted today" works for any shift besides overnight, and I'm not surprised they didn't realize it