I don’t think it’s rude to give them your rates.... but then again I have been only working with consultancies for the past 15+ years, so even in house work get

I don’t think it’s rude to give them your rates.... but then again I have been only working with consultancies for the past 15+ years, so even in house work gets a billable rate attached to it. Anything that takes more than an hour should be billed. If the guys at the company are really your friends, they would fight to see you get paid.