4:30pm.
Thought: I should leave. I just have this feeling I'm going to be hit with something if I don't. But I can't leave until 4:55...
...
Boss: Hey, Adam, do you have a minute?
Thought: YEEEAAAAAARRRRRGHH!
Me: Um, sure, what's up?
Boss: The developers in the Philippines are on two weeks holiday, and they tossed this unfinished code over to us (goes over various details about a rather complex, unfinished, untested state machine and security authorization sequence)
Me: So this is for the February release, huh?
Boss: -chuckles- Yeah, I wish! This needs to be done for this release, maybe Monday or Tuesday.... (He kinda looks away)
Me: Ah. Well, Unfortunately my weekend schedule is booked up, and in fact I have to leave for tonight's events in a few minutes... sooo....
Boss: Expectant look...
Me: ...I guess I can look at it for a few hours over the weekend and at least give you an idea Monday of what the time frame will be for an ugly kludge that will make other developers go :aaahhh: ...
Boss: ... ok. Well, I'll call you with the rest of the info tonight...
Me: ...Grabs coat and leaves before anything else happens, glad not to be the guy stuck onsite with the customer trying to get something working in the test vehicle - He'll likely be there all weekend long...
Yes, yes, it's better than not having a job, but I should have paid attention to my instincts, though he probably would have called me anyway.
-Adam