Not a consulting specific comment, but have a theory that by summer 2021 things will not be normal business (either compared to this year or last) if a vaccine is widely available: in august we will see a European style summer where folks take significant time off and things come to a halt similar to our holiday disconnect. Too many people with PTO and plans deferred. Do you think Talent is preparing for this/should proactively enable to make smooth for everyone?

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It will not happen. Hours billed = recognized revenue. You can’t have half the firm on PTO in the middle of the year after a soft 2020.

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Thanks for the perspective, so I should sell my stock now and be ready for a difficult conversation about PTO next summer. Good reminder.

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Interesting, could be a possibility. Never thought of it to that extent, but I know that was my personal plan

I don’t think folks will be going on vacay like you think. This assumes vaccine roll out will be a success and right now it’s hard for me to believe given there are two dosages required and anti vaccine sentiment floating the inter webs

You’re very optimistic. I think we’ll be in this mode of working until 2022

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