Would you rather have a higher or lower hourly billable rate?

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I'd rather a higher salary

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Assuming salary is constant.

Rather be gone

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Lower rate makes it easier to hit target utilization numbers while staying on budget.

Higher rate makes it easier to hit target revenue numbers for year end.

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