What's this b.s. about 50hr utilization target in advisory? Is the business doing bad and they expect us to make up for it?

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Would love some partner input. This kind of, what I consider rude, communication makes me want to leave. Just telling your people to work 10% more each week is nonsense and is a reflection of poor management

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Don’t you guys do a lot of fixed fee work? Higher utilization target won’t help the top line and will hurt the bottom line

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Yeah I'm already there but that doesn't change how rude or weird the email is

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As a consultant, I don’t think I have the power to decide how much work I do.

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It’s from Advisory Operation saying we need to target 50 hr from now through March 6

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Yeah D2 also note it said through the next six weeks but that's only a 4 week period... the arrogance of that email is outrageous

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It’s 6 weeks because they’re somehow including this week. We had an all hands with talent last week and no mention. A Friday email dump not even marked as high importance (literally, it looks like all the other junk newsletters we get) is horrible communication

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Yeah wtf was up with this email. I love how it was written. Would love to forward a client this email and tell them I’m supposed to find more work so that I can bill them 50 hours a week so we can selfishly meet our numbers

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Also projects are priced on 45 hour weeks so you can’t just do this. This email is shady as fuck

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Yeah that email is super shady. 100% clear someone fucked up a win or we're way behind target. Even more nonsense in Advisory since the practice is so diverse. Really would love to hear a partner perspective. I can make more if I leave, why stick around when this kind of shit is just thrown around on a Friday with no real clarification...

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Yea. I am in Advisory and never got the email.

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Same, it’s normal to work 50. Just that I don’t bill 50...

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lol same D7

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Is advisory doing poor financially?

Must be behind plan and poor performance year utilization

Did they say why??

I’m in consulting, but thought I heard this is offset by a stint of 40 hour weeks... could be wrong.

Practices do this when they’re not hitting metrics.

Consulting is doing great

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I Got this scatterplot and in all the check ins I have received a good feedback. MY Team lead says this is due to low utilization(78%)
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