My utilization will be 90%...target was supposed to be 95%...is this a big deal for year end?

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Yeah! You're below target. Quite risky

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They are fu,king with u, u ll be fine

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You're pretty much fired.

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Do you have a rainy day fund?? Will come in handy

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Not a huge deal, especially since you're so close. However, it essentially rules out a 1 rating and will make a 2 a tough argument.

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M1 they ll pay out his/her PTO, hopefully OP has enough accrued

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BCG1, if they are like us, you bill more than 100% when you are staffed

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1 is nearly impossible now but not totally out of the question. As D4 said, also depends on your other contributions. Impactful firm and people impacts? Good snapshots? Exceeding among peers? Selling work? Lots of factors.

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This year DD utilization has been low for many and will be a fun YE - 90% is a good one - get some life outside of this thought you are fine

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Silly question - how could you possibly have 95% utilization? I have to assume vacation, training, and holidays don't count against you but that would imply you are almost always billing on an active case - no ramp up or down weeks, very little proposal time - is it even possible?

If you good firm activities and good backing you will be fine. That said 1 might be difficult

BCG1 - those do count against you. Every week is 40 hours so if you bill 45 a week, then your numerator grows faster. This explains how some people even have 110%+ util while still taking PTO. All depends on how much you are allowed to bill

Ahh - so you have to choose cases based on what they will let you bill (to some degree)

We bill the same regardless of hours (unless they are below) but then have a 2nd code so we have visibility if people are getting killed

If you're a BTA...

Not as serious as what people say. But you need to meet the utilization metrics. It's going to affect your rating

Less bonus for you!

Start working on your resume and network boy

When my utilization dropped to 89%, I was on team coffee runs for 3 months straight

No its not the end of the world

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