I spent 3 hours writing a nonbillable BD article on a Friday. How does one artfully get out of doing these? 🫣

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Be busy on billable stuff

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Correct

And ask your firm to give credit for partner-approved BD!

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You get to the point where your time is more valuable on billable stuff and age out.

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