Can someone explain how a 300+ hour (or 350+, for that matter) month is possible? I’m not sure if my billing practices are dramatically different,, but I did a 250 month and literally felt like I was always working. HOW?

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Averaging 250 a month comes out to 3000 hours a year. 200k after taxes and 401k is 150ish divide that by 3000 hours and you are at a whopping 60 ish bucks an hour. Moral of the story is the more you work the less you are worth. And that bonus doesn’t make up for it because it is taxed to the max and would probably only get you to 100 bucks an hour. Nothing.

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Man some of you need to submit yourself to Guinness book of records given the longest recorded time without sleep was 11 days. Those of you saying you would get less than 2-3 hours/day for a month straight.

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Went to trial in December and had multiple 20 hour days. Shit was beyond miserable. Still won’t touch 300 but i would’ve had I worked at all last week. But I have 300 from the four weeks that stretch back to November. So when people tell me they routinely hit 300 I have some questions but I definitely see how 300/350 is possible and know what that feels like.

250-300 hrs are rookie numbers

Did you sleep? Cause you’re missing some billing time if you did. Wish I was kidding.

I did it once. It was truly awful. And to answer your question, lots of weekend work.

Very true. I bill 370 hours when I only stop to use the bathroom and take out the garbage. Bc I’m not a machine, I also have to feed myself w my hands, otherwise..

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