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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?
Dark haunted graveyard
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
Wild abode rigor
  01/05/26
...
Awkward New Version House
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
Dark haunted graveyard
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
Bisexual rehab nowag
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
light corn cake associate
  01/05/26
...
Gold chest-beating pozpig
  01/05/26
Cr
avocado titillating sanctuary
  01/05/26
...
Hateful carmine background story tattoo
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
opaque tank business firm
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
Dark haunted graveyard
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
opaque tank business firm
  01/05/26
...
Tripping stirring athletic conference
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
Frisky Glassy Turdskin Newt
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
Dark haunted graveyard
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
Frisky Glassy Turdskin Newt
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
Brilliant Preventive Strike Heaven
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
Dark haunted graveyard
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
glittery transparent area
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
Brilliant Preventive Strike Heaven
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
aquamarine piazza philosopher-king
  01/05/26
...
Gold chest-beating pozpig
  01/05/26
...
disturbing topaz becky
  01/05/26
...
Hot pistol
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
chestnut histrionic corner therapy
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
chocolate address
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
Dark haunted graveyard
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
bearded exciting ladyboy
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
Dark haunted graveyard
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
Irate Rusted Mediation Locale
  01/05/26
Cr.
Apoplectic nursing home
  01/05/26
...
Milky Office Cuck
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
Hot pistol
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
bearded exciting ladyboy
  01/06/26
lol
Hot pistol
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
Boyish yellow public bath
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
Pearl demanding school halford
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
Hot pistol
  01/07/26
...
;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: Dark haunted graveyard

Also--your time or their time?

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: Wild abode rigor

your time eod 12am

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Awkward New Version House



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Dark haunted graveyard

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=2betting#49564561)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: Bisexual rehab nowag

“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=2betting#49564839)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: light corn cake associate

eod = midnight

cob = 1700

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Gold chest-beating pozpig



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: avocado titillating sanctuary

Cr

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:53 PM
Author: Hateful carmine background story tattoo



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:19 PM
Author: opaque tank business firm

"When it's done"



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:21 PM
Author: Dark haunted graveyard

What if it's not done until after EOD?

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:26 PM
Author: opaque tank business firm

Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: Tripping stirring athletic conference



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Frisky Glassy Turdskin Newt

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

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:23 PM
Author: Dark haunted graveyard

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=2betting#49564569)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:38 PM
Author: Frisky Glassy Turdskin Newt

it depends on your office culture and who else is involved

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: Brilliant Preventive Strike Heaven

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=2betting#49564576)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:31 PM
Author: Dark haunted graveyard

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=2betting#49564589)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: glittery transparent area

I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:42 PM
Author: Brilliant Preventive Strike Heaven

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=2betting#49564645)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: aquamarine piazza philosopher-king

2pm if a scientist needs to review it

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Gold chest-beating pozpig



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: disturbing topaz becky



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:45 PM
Author: Hot pistol



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:35 PM
Author: chestnut histrionic corner therapy

usually means "within the hour"

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:44 PM
Author: chocolate address

9 or 10pm

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: Dark haunted graveyard

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=2betting#49564680)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:47 PM
Author: bearded exciting ladyboy

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=2betting#49564828)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: Dark haunted graveyard

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=2betting#49565016)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 8:29 PM
Author: Irate Rusted Mediation Locale

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

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:26 PM
Author: Apoplectic nursing home

Cr.

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:44 PM
Author: Milky Office Cuck



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: Hot pistol

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=2betting#49565681)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:13 PM
Author: bearded exciting ladyboy

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=2betting#49567806)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:05 PM
Author: Hot pistol

lol

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: Boyish yellow public bath

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

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



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:15 PM
Author: Pearl demanding school halford

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=2betting#49567815)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:06 PM
Author: Hot pistol

You got it reversed

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



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




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