Consulting Discussions
Utilization Rate

What is the utilization rate based off of? 40hr/week? Or off of targeted annual hours (i.e. 2400 hours)?

Just did the math. Utilization has been at almost 120% since September... No wonder I've been such a gem to be around 😂🔫

When you become OCD about your high utilization and don't want to take vacation

Does PTO count against your utilization at your firm? Want to take all the PTO that I deserve but utilization is gonna suck 🙄

I've been on the bench for 4+ weeks. I got 'staffed' last week but today the start date was pushed back another month.. Is there anyway to save my utilization? Should I request a different project?

Been on the beach for almost 3 weeks and training next week. There goes my utilization! #kindofenjoyingbeachtimethough

Reasons I rarely come into the office. Overheard in the elevator: I'm so busy this week...I'm at like 70% utilization. Also, reasons why I hate non-advisory people.

I jst started with PwC ... How does charging G&A vs Vacation vs sick day affect your utilization? And what about this "paid time off"....Is that just vacation or is that another code we charge?

Deloitters, how do I check my standard utilization and adjusted utilization rates ?

No wonder I'm fuckin exhausted all the time. My counselor just told me that my utilization is 121% - with 3 weeks vacation built in...

My weight positively correlates with my utilization.

How does PTO and Holidays affect the utilization calculation at your firm?

Associate with low utilization lives in Central NJ asked to commute to CT for few weeks to work on a client. "I can't, it's too far." Ok, don't complain when you are 3 rated with no bonus #millenials

Bumble an acceptable use of my utilization hours?

Such low utilization at the firm I'm just over one calendar year now since start date. Is the bench at Deloitte for IM pretty big or am I the only one? About to get fired..

Why isn't utilization part of your bonus? I get why it doesn't go towards performance...but if I'm charging 100% for the year that means I making the company a lot of money! Hook it up!!

What firms DO or DON'T have utilization metrics and targets that affect year end performance?

Welp. There goes my chance of reaching my utilization goal. #gth #takinourjobs #emptyARMS

Nothing gets me juiced like passing some schmuck on the utilization report.

Advances in dry shampoo have made it entirely too easy to say "fuck it... I'll shower tomorrow" after getting 4 hours of sleep in the name of a deck that will be under utilized.

Yo momma so fat her standards are lower than my utilization rate.

Fellow Deloitte people-- will a 83% utilization rate harm my YE? Up for promotion from BTA to consultant this March!

One year in consulting and I'm pretty sure that the travel isn't for me. Should I try to switch to finance or stick it out and let my utilization/chargeability decline until I get a local role?

Thoughts on hitting utilization targets? Our Consultant target is 90% but PTO available accounts for 10% of the year and is not subtracted from the available hours pool of the equation 😪

Entering my 15th week unstaffed for the year. Does Deloitte do layoffs for low utilization? Mine is around 60%

It's beginning to look a lot like...extra hours because Utilization.

Has anyone figured out how to deal with utilization problems? Been working 60-70 hrs last two weeks but can only charge 40. What's the solution here?

PTO Dilemma: I have over 100 hours of PTO remaining from hours carried over from last year that must be used before 12/31. I scheduled out days to use the hours. However, when I put my scheduled PTO in the Utilization Tracker, and include the Thanksgiving holiday and the Collective Disconnect days, I end up below my utilization target. How is that possible? Is it me or is there really something wrong with how utilization is calculated?-

Negative Performance Review stories? When you didn’t meet utilization targets or other metrics. What happened?

This was supposed to be the first year EY implemented a firm-wide mid-year bonus which would have been paid in January. Curious if other firms have a mid year bonus (based on their fiscal year) and if so, what have the amounts been historically? Select high performers with high utilization will still receive a little something this year similar to prior years (only ~$5k-10k tho).

A&M fishes - what’s the average utilization in TAG? Knowing obviously you make more as you charge more and also you don’t need 100% to make big bucks… Just more curious about if you have autonomy in the hours you like to put in.

I joined Big4 tax (International) few months ago; and I’ve worked on a couple of projects but minor. I avg. around 5-20 hours/week for billable/external work depending on the week. I keep asking for work from other teams too, but everyone says they will give work but nothing so far. They say work is slow for the moment. I’m mainly worked with one team on a couple of small projects & got good reviews. My utilization is probably around 10-30%. What do I do? I don’t want to be left behind others.

Does anyone have advice on how to balance firm responsibilities/connectivity when on client site full time? I’m fully billable for a government client, on site full time, but am at the middle ground/SC level where I have growing company responsibilities, but still a high utilization requirement. I am not allowed to access my firm system on client site, and things are falling through the cracks. Any advice would be very appreciated.

How is your utilization, are you reaching.your targets? Are what are th consequences of missing them in this environment?

A&M folks, I read that your bonus typically makes up 50% of your comp based on business and utilization. What does that bonus look like for average performers who have 100% utilization last year or two?

For people that started recently, what is your utilization looking like? I joined in September and have 24% utilization. I have been staffed on 4 deals that all died within a week and it’s been pretty frustrating

Do you think it’s fair for manager to assign you projects and then log off for most of the day? I can tell that some things he could accomplish by himself. I can also see our utilization and mine is much higher. Sometimes I do not want to help them just because I think they are lazy or just taking advantage of me. Or should I just stick to the traditional hierarchy and put my head down and not question my manager’s schedule?

How important is it in your opinion to get the To and CC lines correct in emails? I honestly have never utilized them properly for most of my career, but recently joined a new firm where I've gotten feedback to fix them so it's a surprise to me. I'm used to just putting everyone in the To field

EY's average utilization for FDD folks are 50%.. how's other firms doing?