Project ran into unexpected delays due to client's inability to make key decisions. Not a whole lot more my team can do to stay busy for the next 2 weeks. Planning to "work" remote. Billable or PTO?

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I'd bill them

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Bill

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Yep

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No kidding

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Is it T&E?

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Half and half

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