# I pit the last hour of work.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-last-hour-of-work/415286>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 11, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-last-hour-of-work/415286 "2007-08-11T22:10:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-last-hour-of-work/415286/21 "2007-08-13T18:43:13Z")

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you know, **Lobsang,** as the son of Wen the Eternally Surprised\*, I would have expected you to be able to do something about the longest hour…

\*[link,](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_Monks#Lobsang_Ludd) for those unfamiliar with the OP’s username and Discworld history

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-last-hour-of-work/415286/22 "2007-08-13T18:54:52Z")

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When you get three people coming in during your last hour of work and each of them gives you something that will take a half-hour, the time flies by.

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**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-last-hour-of-work/415286/23 "2007-08-13T20:26:08Z")

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[QUOTE=Swampwolf]  
you know, **Lobsang,** as the son of Wen the Eternally Surprised\*, I would have expected you to be able to do something about the longest hour…  
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I’m just surprised by how easily (and hilariously) his simple mind was turned around by the MiG-15 whoosh. Geez…

ETA: you’ve always seemed like a truly nice guy and everything on these boards, **Lobsang** , but yeah… uh, that was a poor quote to repeatedly take seriously.

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**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-last-hour-of-work/415286/24 "2007-08-13T21:12:09Z")

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[QUOTE=thelurkinghorror]  
In my last job I had to work with customers. The last customer of the day was always the one who difficult transactions or unreasonable demands, so the last ten minutes literally became a half hour.  
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I always dread when the phone rings at 4:28 because that’s always going to be the person who doesn’t know what they want but they damn well better get it right now.

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**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-last-hour-of-work/415286/25 "2007-08-14T16:17:35Z")

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[QUOTE=Lumpy]  
Usually, no matter how tired and sick I feel, I know I can tough out the last hour. It’s the next-to-last hour that’s really horrible. I’ve put in six hours and there are still two whole hours left to go. ☹  
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It could be worse. In 1hr 15min, I’ll have six hours in. It will only be lunch time - I’ll still have my whole afternoon to look forward to.

OTOH, I do enjoy Fri, Sat, Sun off every week.

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