So now it’s official. You get hate mail for only billing 45 hours a week

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If you’re getting this email obviously your Staffit has you exceeding 45 hours so you already knew the expectation was for more than 45.....

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At least you can bill 45.... I work 60 and can only bill 40.

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Also get retaliated against for going over 40 and eating into the partner/MD/Dir ERP.
In one ear and out the other homie. 👍🏼

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Ha no it’s an IT bug and was sent in error. Only have to bill 40 but I did think it was funny and ironic

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OP Are you Advisory? We were just told 50 is the new target min starting this week

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Wow... why aren’t you guys all quitting ?

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I think this is typical audit firm behavior. Entering the actual time worked neither changes your salary nor is the client going to pay more than what was in the S.O.W. If you say partner margins, then you don't understand the fact that it goes from one pocket into the other.

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I’m surprised Advisory folks here have not seen the new email communication. It’s the email sent on Friday titled “Optimizing productivity and client service utilization”. The new minimum is 50.

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@M1 it doesn’t affect cash flow at the firm level but it does affect partner metrics which affects their adjustments at year end. That’s why they care

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No I’m consulting but maybe that’s the bug is we got pulled into the report. Are they really changing your target to 50 hours??

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What the actual f&ck?!?!

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Not sure if it’s the same for federal

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Lo I love the name of that email.

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^Seriously ... nuts

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@Ey1. You are foolish for burying hours

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D2.. who said that 50 hrs is the new target. I’m consulting and haven’t been told.

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Is this because you forecasted hours and there is this a policy and a requirement?

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Eww do they actually do this? And does it really matter about putting over 40 hours, your salary, you don’t get paid extra right?

A2 - that’s the key point here

Reality at D is very different from what it projects outside.

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