Is 85% a good YTD utilization rate?

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"Professor, is 100 a good grade?" DON'T BE THIS KID.

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"Within a range of reasonableness"

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WHAT?!? 9000!?!?

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If everyone else in your group at your level is at 75%, it's great. If everyone else is 100% or more...it's not that great. The only thing that matters is where you are in comparison to your immediate coworkers.

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@EY2, 40% as a 2nd year staff about to be senior? What the fuck do you do all day?

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Shut up

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I'm at 40%... I have to hit 85 and im up for senior.... guess im not getting promoted

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I mean my month to date is 125% but I just started in October. So I'm wanting to know at the end of each year is 85% decent or do they want you at 100% for the whole year?

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That ain't shit. Mine is level 9,000.

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@Tax Associate 1, you're somewhere between Piccolo and agony so very impressive. Not quite ready for Vegeta.

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@pwc2 mine was like 68% my first year and I still made senior after 2 years if that makes you feel better

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@OP - you should have utilization/charge hour goals based on your market/staff level. For example, mine is 87% for the entire performance year knowing we have slowest months in the spring/early summer.

Your % should even out over time but it's usually based on performance/fiscal year in bonus/promotion discussions. I'm sure you're fine!

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Dude... mine is 115%

Seriously, I get used all the time.#bentover.

Do your work. Check in with people you're working with. If you're under YTD (enough to matter, not an hour and schedule the next day), reach out for work. Most of all chill. Somebody will let you know if you're fucking up.

I'm at 55%. First year started from August. I will be sooo happy if I have 85%

Someone's gotta be EY 3. Otherwise, we don't know who to hate.

@bdo1 bullshit

@bdo 2, I'd agree but I'm a little over 100% (barely - varies between 100-101). Not BDO though. 115% would kill me so I agree.

Lol @EY4 yessss

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