// by preserving the oldest StartTime
	if status.pendingUpdate != nil && !status.pendingUpdate.StartTime.IsZero() && status.pendingUpdate.StartTime.Before(options.StartTime) {
		options.StartTime = status.pendingUpdate.StartTime
	}

	// notify the pod worker there is a pending update
	status.pendingUpdate = &options
	status.working = true

			},
		},
		{
			desc: "orphaned terminating worker with pendingUpdate",
			podSyncStatus: &podSyncStatus{
				startedAt:     time.Unix(1, 0),
				terminatingAt: time.Unix(2, 0),
				finished:      false,
				fullname:      "fake-fullname",
				working:       true,
				pendingUpdate: &UpdatePodOptions{
					Pod: &v1.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{UID: podUID, Name: "2"}},
				},

				}
				s, ok := w.podSyncStatuses[uid]
				if !ok || s.IsTerminationRequested() || s.IsTerminationStarted() || s.IsFinished() || s.IsWorking() || s.IsDeleted() || s.restartRequested || s.activeUpdate != nil || s.pendingUpdate == nil {
					t.Errorf("unexpected requested pod termination: %#v", s)
				}

				// expect that no sync calls are made, since the pod doesn't ever start