Okay, stop. I'm saving a new document.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25126621)

It's March 3, all time closes in 54 minutes.

You need to cancel out all time that has already transferred and enter with new descriptions and delete all ABA approved codes - this client doesn't do those codes - and close it out in 53 minutes.

The client writes our time off if it's late at all.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25126970)

*heart is racing for all 52 minutes. Time is closed out. Whew. Oh shit, I missed a few! HURRY!*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25126980)

*You realize the fucking changes on an exhibit were never input*

*You seriously feel tears beginning to well up*

*Worse, you do the most beta thing imaginable*

Hi [Senior Associate],

I finished inputting the time as requested. Don't worry, I got it in before the 3am deadline. I know I need to input the changes to Exhibit Y, but after that is there anything else that needs to be done tonight before I head out?

Thanks,

[Miserable Associate]

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25127030)

*receives no response*

*waits in office overnight til senior partner comes in*

-Serif or sans serif?

-What are you talking about? I looked at the original [junior partner] sent and it was fine so I forwarded it to the client last night around 6 p.m. Forgot to bcc you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25127122)

Oh, I'm glad it got taken care of. So is there anything else I can do on this matter or are we all set?

*hopes he can sneak out over lunch and take a nap, even if only for an hour or two*

*wonders if he can still bill the time he spent waiting*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25127172)

"Oh god, oh-"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25126622)

*computer freezes as you attempt to close the document*

*calls help desk*

Miserable Associate: Hi, I can't check the document back in. Can you please close it out on your end? All changes were already saved.

Help Desk: Just close the document on your computer, please.

Miserable Associate: The computer is frozen.

Help Desk: Were you trying to exit via the "X" at the top right instead of using File to Exit as per policy?

Miserable Associate: (lies) Um, I used File to Exit and it froze anyway.

Help Desk: I'm going to need to put you on hold.

*Email pops up from senior associate*: "Miserable Associate, I promised [Junior Partner] we would have his changes input and turned over by now with both cleaned and redlined versions. Please update on status and ETA ASAP. Thanks."

(it is 1am, and Miserable Associate looks out his window to see a crowd of tourists leaving a bar, laughing. The temptation to open said window and jump out is almost overwhelming)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25126784)

*Another email from [Senior Associate] pops up*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25127087)

"Version up" please.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25127358)

dozens of competing folders with "aaaaaaaa" and numbers at the beginning to get to the top of the list so that the lazyass boomers and hr 'specialists' who create them don't have to scroll down the alphabetically organized directory

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25127539)

i did this once and getting the restored version was like finding the ark of the covenant.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25127120)

Turn out that redoing edits the second time is much much easier.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25127296)

I def feel like a lot of late-nighters are self-inflicted or unnecessary, the result of unwillingness to push back, manage expectations or say "X happened, I may not be able to get this to you until noon tomorrow".

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25128829)

amazing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25127447)

*sees this email after going out to eat and grab a few drinks on a nice saturday afternoon*

*changes can't be seen because system doesn't update checked-out documents*

*was forced onto this 'late' project 3 days ago*

"On my way to the office, will double-check the changes and check out as soon as I get there."

*has minimum of 2, likely 4 hours of work ahead converting rough draft to final*

*dies a little more inside*

http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509061&mc=35&forum_id=2#25125456

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25127560)

*works hard*

*went $200k in debt for this*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25128861)

Why would you do that?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2509194&forum_id=2#25131701)