Technically, this is not a theory, but I bet it evolves into one.

Missing Pieces "And So It Begins" Christian tells Vincent to wake up Jack because he has work to do.

The Lie, Ana Lucia tells Hurley you have work to do.

Those are the only two I recall off hand.

Who else has been told that they have work to do, and do we want to theorize on what that work may be?

Tall Walt tells Locke he has work to do at the Dharma Grave.

Dead-but-here-Charlie told Hurley "they need you." Does that count?

Ms H. told Des. specifically what his work was.

[quote=lostorfound;2074852]Dead-but-here-Charlie told Hurley "they need you." Does that count?

I would say yes, that counts, and gives Hurley the lead by one :)

Same with all the dreams... basically telling the Losties what to do.

Locke's sweatlodge Boone tells him what to do next as well.

http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Regularly_spoken_phrases#.22Don.27t_tell_me_what_I _can.27t_do.22

For the lazy:

"Work to do"



"I'm sorry. I had work to do." - Eko (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Eko) to Charlie (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Charlie), in reference to his journey to the "? (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_%3F_%28Pearl_exterior%29)" (2x22 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2x22))
"Get up. We've got work to do." - Hurley to Sawyer and Jin about fixing the DHARMA Van (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/DHARMA_Van) (3x10 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3x10))
"All right detectives, that's enough. Mr. Locke has work to do today." - William Kincaid (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/William_Kincaid) to detectives Reed (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Detective_Reed) and Mason (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Detective_Mason) (3x13 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3x13))
"You have work to do." - Walt (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Walt) to Locke (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Locke) (3x22 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3x22))
"He has work to do." - Christian Shephard (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Christian_Shephard), in reference to Jack (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Jack) (mx13 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mx13))
"I've got work to do." - Charlotte Lewis (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Charlotte_Lewis) to Frank Lapidus (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Frank_Lapidus) (4x03 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4x03))
"You've still got work to do, Mike." - Tom (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Tom) to Michael (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Michael) (4x08 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4x08))
"You've got a lot of work to do." - Ana Lucia (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Ana_Lucia) to Hurley (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Hurley) (5x02 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5x02))