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I've consulted for large banks whose onboarding time was 2-3 MONTHS! Just to get a laptop and VPN credentials. The rampant dysfunction in large organizations n
by spicyusername 5y ago
I've consulted for large banks whose onboarding time was 2-3 MONTHS! Just to get a laptop and VPN credentials.
The rampant dysfunction in large organizations never ceases to amaze me.
- distances 5y agoCan you bill full days the whole time spent waiting?
- spicyusername 5y agoYou definitely bill. You'd go out of business otherwise. 30%-80% of consulting is dead time waiting for the client to get their shit together. Time you get a good intuition for including in your Scope of Work from the beginning. It can make it a little awkward when you finally work for a client who knows what they're doing and you do "8 weeks" of work in 5 days, but that's rare. Not really any different than when you're an FTE and you're dependent on external factors to get your work done.