Eastern o'clock

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When your friends or boss think 9 a. m. is normal, but you live in PST and get woken up at 6 a. m. like it’s a punishment.
My boss said, 'Meeting at 9 a. m. EST!' I was still sleeping. I said, 'That’s 6 a. m. here!' He said, 'So? Wake up!'
My friend texted me, 'We’re meeting at 9 a. m.!' I said, 'That’s 6 a. m. in my time zone!' He said, 'You’re just lazy.'
My coworker said, 'Meeting at 9 a. m.!' I said, 'You mean 6 a. m.?' He said, 'Yeah, so what?' I said, 'That’s not a time, that’s a war.'
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When your company picks a meeting time that feels normal on the East Coast, but it’s like being dragged out of bed at 6 a. m. on the West Coast.
My boss said, 'We start at 9 a. m.!' I said, 'That’s 6 a. m. here!' He said, 'So you’re just gonna sleep through it?'
My friend asked, 'You gonna make it to the meeting?' I said, 'If I get out of bed by 6 a. m., I’ll be lucky.'
I said, 'That meeting is at 9 a. m.!' My friend said, 'That’s 6 a. m. in your time zone!' I said, 'I don’t live in your time zone, I live in a nightmare.'
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When people in the East think 9 a. m. is a normal time, but you in the West get dragged out of bed at 6 a. m. like it’s a crime.
My friend said, 'We meet at 9 a. m.!' I said, 'That’s 6 a. m. here!' He said, 'So what?' I said, 'That’s not a time, that’s a jailbreak.'
My coworker said, 'You gonna be at the meeting?' I said, 'If I’m alive at 6 a. m., I’ll be there.'
My boss said, 'We’re meeting at 9 a. m.!' I said, 'You mean 6 a. m.?' He said, 'Yeah, so what?' I said, 'That’s not a meeting, that’s a battle.'
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