Repeat as necessary.

  • Asshole: I need you to work on this overnight and the weekend so I can get this up by Monday. My boss is crazy for it, like now.
  • Me: Um, no. I have a life, ya'know. I'll take care of it next week.
  • Asshole: I need you to work on this overnight and the weekend so I can get this up by Monday. My boss is crazy for it, like now.
  • Me: I'll do as much as I can during the week, and hopefully we'll make your crazy deadline, but no promises.
  • Asshole: I need you to work on this overnight and the weekend so I can get this up by Monday. My boss is crazy for it, like now.
  • Me: Jeezuz, fine. Your pestering me about this is almost as time consuming as actually doing it.
  • ... worked crazy hours ...
  • Asshole: My boss wants some new tweaks, chill on this for a while.
  • ... wait a week or more ...
  • Asshole: Here are the new tweaks. I need you to work on this overnight and the weekend so I can get this up by Monday. My boss is crazy for it, like now.
  • Me: You're fucking kidding, right?