Utilization/ Promotion Question:
Started 2022 off with 5 weeks of bench time. It’s killed my utilization. I’m staffed on a project for the remainder of the year but my utilization is currently at 65%. Using the calculator, assuming 40hrs billed and holidays, my utilization will be around 80%. I’m looking for a promo next summer. How bad will that hurt?

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Your math seems off a bit to me. With only 5 weeks of bench time, if you’re fully billable the rest of the year you should be slightly higher than that at year end. Regardless, if your coach can speak to how you spent your bench time (hopefully productive with training or proposal work maybe?) it should be a non-issue. Are you capped at 40? You should push your weekly hours to 45 if you can.

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I regularly checked in with my RM during January but it was a “waiting on the right fit” sort of answer from her. So I feel like the “story” will be easy to tell but the numbers feel rough

If you become the rockstar the project wants it won’t matter..

Push for billing 45hrs/ week. If your utilization is off within 5% but have strong project support you’ll make it.

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