What do you put in your timesheet after a day of staring at your computer? We all have days that are less than productive, right? Speaking as a creative, anyway.

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I do this every day:
Go on server.
Open any document.
Fart around til it's time to leave.
Make small, unnoticeable change to original.
Go up a round.
Close newly saved document.
Bill 8 hrs to that job.
Drink to forget.

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If I am present and time has been allotted to the project then I bill for the time projected. If you bill under then they may reduce your hours for the next job forecast. The agency would actually prefer you to hit the projected amount so they can retain you and the project scope.

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@CD1 cheers!

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"Admin", but current bosses hate that. They tell us to always bill something, so if I talked about a project for five minutes, thats an hour billed. Or I bill to the craziest project I'm currently on, even if there's a lull.

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@AD1 I've never actually spent an entire day brain farting. I'll put my hours on the project and will see what happens. Thanks!

@creative director 1 while a junior designer works until 11pm doing the work you won't do?

It's called maximizing profitability, SVD.

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