Question, do you charge 8 hours on Friday even if there isn't enough work for 8 hours?

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You know people who eat hours and complain? Those are the same people who bill 8 hrs "working from home" netflixing. Work smart (I.e. Be good at your job), have boundaries (i.e. Respect yourself), and scope / communicate well and you can be honest and have a work life balance.

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Of course always charge 8 hours minimum, no matter if you actually work or not. In the long run your ethics dont matter your util does. Plus your company will charge the client for 8 hours either way (fixed budget)

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Of course. I just include House work and social time at work as well.

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Did you work more than 8 hours a day during the week?

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It's like being on call. You're being paid to be ready in case there is work to do

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I don't understand. I haven't been in the situation where "all my work is done" since junior high. Down time is always a conscious choice.

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Bill what you work.

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Ethics much?

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D2. I'm pretty sure those are not the same people.

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I charge a straight 8hrs/day regardless...the charge code may vary...but I keep number of hours per day at 8 because lets face it..."charge the hours you work" is total bull

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OP be politely assertive with the manager and ask how you can be helpful. Do the same with other team members. Be a squeaky wheel; be hungry. In the meantime, during down time, read up on your client or on the subject matter of the engagement. Bill only what you work. Good luck!

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Are you serious?

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Obviously

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I'm quite sure you worked more than the 40 hours/week you charged so it's ok to distribute them equally by day. You're not an hourly employee anyway ;)

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Make your life easy and just charge whatever your scheduled for unless you're logging a ton of additional hours (over 12 hour days M-Th)

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Absofuckinglutely lol

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As someone who's run engagement economics, billing and all that bullshit. Please for Christ sake bill what the sow says you are going to work. It makes lives so much easier.

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Lol

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There's endless amounts of work. Not sure how one does not have enough work.

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If you bill under 40 your engagement leadership is usually notified because it is hitting your utilization and they can find something for you full time. You'll eat a lot more hours than you inflate, feeling bad is for the weak

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