Why do timesheets still exist?

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So that finance can keep us all understaffed.

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But who’s a 100% honest on their timesheets? I don’t know what half the codes even stand for.

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Because no one has invented a better way to a) quantify the value and volume of work an agency does and b) put guardrails around the scope of any project.

Show me one and I will literally create a shrine to you in my office in honor of never having to chase timesheets again.

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I don’t know about douche-y, but I’m sure being undercover has its perks 😉

I hated billing my time until I went freelance. Invoices/timesheets are my favorite part of the job now.

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Clients that don’t respect scope are the cause. Clients that think a creative can do 8 campaigns simultaneously, including filming, editing, and concepting, not just on the same day but at the same time.

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Agencies make money by billing time against the client. The more hours you work, the more money the agency makes. If you think this may incentivize long hours, you are correct.

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They typically only pay for the seats being filled though - so you have to show that employees billed 1890 hours (or whatever the contract says) to the client to get the full payment.

For those moments when I’m “focused” on one thing and I come up with ideas for another piece of business, I’ve never been able to accurately document when my mind switches like that. Yet, that’s what they expect to see on your timesheets.

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I mark it on empty hours or after hours on my time sheet so that I can track it. Or use it for a day Im light on hours

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So here's my thing... I thought that if I moved on to a big account, one that occupies 100% of my time, I'd have a very simple timesheet. I was so wrong and I've never had so many different rows on my timesheet for all the different lines of business. I felt so betrayed. What does it even matter when they're a commission client. Sigh.

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Timesheets help with time and workload management, which proves their relevance

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