In the NYT comments someone said >>"Consulting and Finance are like sports..." In my experience this is exactly true. Assuming competence in the area you are

In the NYT comments someone said >>"Consulting and Finance are like sports..." In my experience this is exactly true. Assuming competence in the area you are consulting - It is most definately a sport of managing expectations more than doing actual work. Companies expect to be billed for time you spend sitting around waiting for emails and other things of that nature. More hours "worked" is not equal to more actual "work".