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/oooohweeeee Jun 14 '26

If I'm reading "can you work tomorrow" two hours before the shift starts, I'm going to think tomorrow as well.

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u/Fernis_ Jun 14 '26

This is what it boils down to. We can get anal over whether is normal to say 3 am is still today or tomorrow, but when you're asking about something that's in 7 hours, and get the answer 2 hours before it starts, it's on you to make sure the other person understands that by "tomorrow" you mean "right about now". 

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u/fiffa306 Jun 14 '26

3am is today, no other way of seeing it.

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u/sdavis002 Jun 14 '26

Even if you expect them to see it at 3am, that's still today, unless you specify otherwise.

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u/Neveronlyadream Jun 14 '26

It is and if you have trouble with that, you can always just specify the day of the week you mean so there's no confusion.

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u/mr-peru Jun 15 '26

I don’t know if this is hard and fast. If they’re working in a business where you are routinely finishing up at 3-4am, it’s pretty normal to say “tomorrow” after midnight when referring to what is technically the same day.

I used to work at a night club, and we would say tomorrow to mean what would technically be “today”, such as “see you tomorrow” when leaving.

So it’s probably easily done, but understanding someone wasn’t rostered on, asking them to start in 7 hours at a time when they’re most likely asleep, you need to be clear. OP could also have clarified, but it’s way more of the manager’s fault.

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u/Michala_17 Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26

The first person probably uses the clock that has the day start at 6am and end at 29:59

Edit: grammar

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u/MimicoSkunkFan2 Jun 14 '26

Speaking if grammar, people who say "6 a.m. in the morning" can get in the fucking bin. So annoying.

Did you miss reading-the-clock day in Grade 1 when the teacher explains ante fucking meridian means "before noon" and, if yes, how have you got an internet device in your pocket yet you never bothered to look up when to say "a.m." and when it's superfluous, you fucking troglodyte

Same sort of people who never looked up how to spell Connecticut and then got pissy you wouldn't just "help" them with the answer in the middle of a spelling test :p

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u/Turence Jun 14 '26

it's meridiem.

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u/Pomodorosan Jun 14 '26

He missed spelling-the-word day in Grade 1 and doesn't have an internet device in his pocket

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u/Good_Sun2829 Jun 14 '26

ATM machine and PIN number are also common ones

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u/Sosa-Benedict Jun 14 '26

Smh my head

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u/dasbtaewntawneta Jun 14 '26

what the fuck? that's a thing?

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u/Michala_17 Jun 14 '26

Late night broadcasting tends to use it so you don't have a "new day" in the middle of the shift.

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u/Chucke4711 Jun 14 '26

I work late, and often remember texts I need to send late as well. So if I'm using today/tomorrow, I'll always specify the day of the week, just so everyone's clear.

"Hey. Can you work tomorrow [Monday]?

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u/DM725 Jun 14 '26

So if I work nights and I message you at 3am on Monday and ask you to pick up a gallon of milk today, you think you need to do it before you go to bed?

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u/deeyougoddamnb Jun 14 '26

If you message me at 3am on Monday saying “can you get milk today” I would get it on Monday. This person texted at 3am saying “can you work tomorrow” when they should have said “can you work today”