>It’s administrative/sales/etc work for the consulting business, not for the client. Ah, right. Apologies, my head was still in short-term, executive-level eme

>It’s administrative/sales/etc work for the consulting business, not for the client. Ah, right. Apologies, my head was still in short-term, executive-level emergency staff augmentation land when I asked that. >There’s something fishy about the $3,000/hr rate, though, because the high-end consultants I know—and I suppose I count myself among them—don’t charge hourly. Many charge a daily rate, and the higher end ones charge a monthly retainer. ... Yeah, that was my understanding as well—that hourly is less desired and not very common on the higher end. Thanks for the reply.