15 minutes after the fire alarm went off at client building and as our team stands outside the building the first thing our SM tells the team- "remember all this is billable time."

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Get out of the house, A1. Or laid. Both would be preferable.

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One of my favorite client quotes: "We are all one team, except in the event of a fire alarm. Then we go first."

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Sounds like a cool SM

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Y'all bill by minute increments Accenture? 🙄

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ACN1 I doubt you are an MD

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For my own edification, do y'all bill travel time (flight/car ride to client). Bill over 8 hours a day? Also, do you not bill runs to the bathroom and coffee breaks? I have friends in tax and audit who bill .1. Just want to know where you decide client time begins and ends.

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#WhyWeHateEY
That time is not billable, have some ethics

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A1 is awful. I end up rounding down to 45 no matter what anyway though.

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Of course mandatory participation in a client event is billable...

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It's billable. Lol

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As long as there wasn't a real fire I'd bill that.

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Acn1 is really a stickler. I bill in half hour increments, but I'm really lenient on the time. If you call with a 5 min question your not getting billed. Also, if I am being tied up because of the client (waiting for conf call to start, asked to stay on site for a late meeting, fire drill) then that is billable time.

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A1 sounds like the reason EY has so many ex-ACN folks

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If you aren't actually performing work for the client it is not billable. And we bill in 1/10th of hour increments pwc

Travel time if you work yes, if not know.

Bill actual, but not all passed on to client , depends on contract

*no

I would fire one of my SMs if they said that.

Doubt whatever you wish

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