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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?
Yapping abusive institution
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
henna cuckoldry
  01/05/26
...
Razzle Lilac Pozpig Area
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
Yapping abusive institution
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
aphrodisiac stag film doctorate
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
razzmatazz dark filthpig
  01/05/26
...
slate house personal credit line
  01/05/26
Cr
Adventurous hall
  01/05/26
...
Cerebral claret faggot firefighter jew
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
wonderful nubile ape
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
Yapping abusive institution
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
wonderful nubile ape
  01/05/26
...
drab prole
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
flesh property
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
Yapping abusive institution
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
flesh property
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
Shaky Cheese-eating Theater Stage Cuck
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
Yapping abusive institution
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
Contagious Green Theater Private Investor
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
Shaky Cheese-eating Theater Stage Cuck
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
Fishy codepig parlor
  01/05/26
...
slate house personal credit line
  01/05/26
...
Chartreuse Macaca Coldplay Fan
  01/05/26
...
Orchid sex offender
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
pearly mad cow disease
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
deranged citrine bawdyhouse
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
Yapping abusive institution
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
Boyish whorehouse
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
Yapping abusive institution
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
Talented becky lodge
  01/05/26
Cr.
spectacular costumed native
  01/05/26
...
infuriating adulterous ticket booth
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
Orchid sex offender
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
Boyish whorehouse
  01/06/26
lol
Orchid sex offender
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
gold reading party dingle berry
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
Pontificating charcoal sanctuary kitty cat
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
Orchid sex offender
  01/07/26
...
;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: Yapping abusive institution

Also--your time or their time?

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: henna cuckoldry

your time eod 12am

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Razzle Lilac Pozpig Area



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Yapping abusive institution

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=2Elisa#49564561)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: aphrodisiac stag film doctorate

“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=2Elisa#49564839)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: razzmatazz dark filthpig

eod = midnight

cob = 1700

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: slate house personal credit line



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: Adventurous hall

Cr

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:53 PM
Author: Cerebral claret faggot firefighter jew



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:19 PM
Author: wonderful nubile ape

"When it's done"



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:21 PM
Author: Yapping abusive institution

What if it's not done until after EOD?

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:26 PM
Author: wonderful nubile ape

Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: drab prole



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: flesh property

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

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:23 PM
Author: Yapping abusive institution

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=2Elisa#49564569)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:38 PM
Author: flesh property

it depends on your office culture and who else is involved

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: Shaky Cheese-eating Theater Stage Cuck

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=2Elisa#49564576)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:31 PM
Author: Yapping abusive institution

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=2Elisa#49564589)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Contagious Green Theater Private Investor

I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:42 PM
Author: Shaky Cheese-eating Theater Stage Cuck

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=2Elisa#49564645)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: Fishy codepig parlor

2pm if a scientist needs to review it

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: slate house personal credit line



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: Chartreuse Macaca Coldplay Fan



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:45 PM
Author: Orchid sex offender



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:35 PM
Author: pearly mad cow disease

usually means "within the hour"

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:44 PM
Author: deranged citrine bawdyhouse

9 or 10pm

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: Yapping abusive institution

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=2Elisa#49564680)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:47 PM
Author: Boyish whorehouse

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=2Elisa#49564828)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: Yapping abusive institution

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=2Elisa#49565016)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 8:29 PM
Author: Talented becky lodge

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

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:26 PM
Author: spectacular costumed native

Cr.

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:44 PM
Author: infuriating adulterous ticket booth



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: Orchid sex offender

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=2Elisa#49565681)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:13 PM
Author: Boyish whorehouse

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=2Elisa#49567806)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:05 PM
Author: Orchid sex offender

lol

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: gold reading party dingle berry

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

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



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:15 PM
Author: Pontificating charcoal sanctuary kitty cat

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=2Elisa#49567815)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:06 PM
Author: Orchid sex offender

You got it reversed

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



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Date: January 13th, 2026 10:42 PM
Author: ;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;




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