Possible Clues:

• Jobs to do in a specified time
• Task(s) for a specified time
• All I have to do is to replace dark wool
• All I have to do is to sort out dark wool
• Set of office tasks
• Show off dark wool - it's what manufacturers are capable of
• Look drawn out with no new things to be done
• Go with young man round front of office -- part of daily grind?
• Burdensome amount of drudgery perhaps
• Amount of stuff to be done