Since he stepped out of his office, Stuart had been going from one meeting to another. The meetings with the key executives and departmental head stretched longer than he anticipated, lasting the long time of four hours. By the end of the meeting, his legs were numb from sitting too long, and he was tired, but he knew he still had more things to do, so he continued working. Everything he was supposed to do yesterday but failed to do was piled up for today, and he knew that he couldn't afford to postpone them for another day since it would be dire for the company.