Depends on the billing model, right? Hourly contracts create the worst micromanagement situations. As an employee I can just decide that something needs doing &

Depends on the billing model, right? Hourly contracts create the worst micromanagement situations. As an employee I can just decide that something needs doing & spend the afternoon on it, and my boss trusts my judgement. An arms-length customer isn’t going to be easily talked into paying for that time.