What’s the fastest you’ve gone from waking up to realize you’re late to getting out the door, when your appearance was important?

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I think most people know that “HOLY CRAPPOLA!” moment after forgetting to set an alarm, or sleeping through it. We usually set the alarm for important engagements, but some are more important than others. You can probably greet family and close friends in your jammies and bedhead. What about when you MUST look and smell like you give a darn? How quickly can you go from “Oh sh*t!” to “Looking good!”?

BeeNee · Accepted Answer

One of my ultimate favorite college stories, 4 minutes flat: We were told in our last class before our final was due, a paper worth 40% of our final grade, that we had until the end of class, next class to turn it in, but if you didn't, you'd fail the class. I was up all night procrastinating and getting the paper done. I set 3 alarms, slept through all of them. Class started at 10am and ended at 11:30am, WOKE UP at 11:15 am. I felt like someone injected me with adrenaline with the amount of panic I felt. When I say I ran out the door with no hair brushed, in pajamas, with no socks and sneakers. Then, because the elevators were always slow AF, I had to throw myself down 3 flights of stairs to the ground floor.

Then came the real fun. I had to run through the lobby full and out the back door which was another 3 flights of stairs and then full on Home Alone my late @$$ past the basketball courts, past the quads, past the gardens and then through 2 buildings before I got to my class. I am SWEATING! I am breathing so hard. I am shaking. I get to the door, and the door is closed and the lights are off. I have just failed the class. Feeling pissed at myself, I angrily jiggled the door handle, but it pops open. There I am looking like a freaking psychopath hair wild, in pajamas, staring at 25 faces who did make it to class on time all watching a movie with the lights off. I slam my paper down on the teachers desk, and she just laughs knowing full well what I've just done and told me, "so, you made it huh?" I ended up getting a 95 in the class.

Abbycado · Accepted Answer

I usually shower twice a day. So I still will be clean in the morning. It is throw hair into messy bun, brush teeth, put on clothes and look presentable enough. Not that long though never timed it.

Cidknee · Accepted Answer

3 minutes give or take a couple of seconds. Looked as good as on other days.

msc545 · Accepted Answer

Probably 2 minutes. More or less.

__Nikki__ · Answer

There are for sure times I've gone from bed to on the way to work very, very quickly... So I guess it depends on how important appearance is at work!

beenherebefore · Answer

Never. I take meetings and work very seriously and never arrived late to any important event or work related stuff.

Xawyx-2 · Answer

About 3-5 minutes I guess.

AviatorTom · Answer

15 minutes

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