How's your utilization?
I've been placed on deals but randomly they get slow, client doesn't upload or I'm told to be mindful of my billing when I am on a deal.
Is this an issue for anyone else?

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my comp is great and i average 45 hour weeks. just a little end of year crunch to get a deal wrapped up..

lol FDD is crazy, worst is if the partner is an a hole and makes u cut your hours

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Unfortunately

I’m on a few deals but have billed literally 0 hours this week just because none of them are currently “active”. But being told not to ask for more work because any one of these, or all of them, could take off at any second.

And they will tell you your utilization is too low you need to ask for more work

40-60 billable hours

Mm firm (HL, A&M, FTI)

I mean if someone is telling me I can’t book availability and tell deployment, that’s going to the client. You want me on standby you’re paying for it

that is so good. We have to charge it to administration code when the deal is not active.

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100-105%

45 billable, 2 active but sent one out today

A lot of work but eating time constantly

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