Can you bill for intermittent crying while doing a task?

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Yes. You make me cry, you pay for it.

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I do huge block billing entries and want to sneak “intermittent crying ( 😭 )” in the middle and see if anyone notices now.

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Isn’t that what the firm’s admin code is for?

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Not if it’s matter specific. Need to be fair and bill to the appropriate matter that required the crying. If it’s 60/40 make it 60/40 etc.

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Reviewed and responded to overwhelming sadness.

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“Strategizing on X with my tears to aid with [insert deliverable]”

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Hell yes. I cried while studying for law school finals. I was paying for that. Time for some compensation for my tears!

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Yes! I cried like every other day while in big law

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I cry while continuing to mark up my documents to make sure I'm not wasting any time over here

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