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Can we speak a little more as to how you indicate that a half day is the minimal billable unit? My clients are happy to pay my high rate but I can't imagine eve
by gburt 13y ago
Can we speak a little more as to how you indicate that a half day is the minimal billable unit? My clients are happy to pay my high rate but I can't imagine ever suggesting to them that anything but an hour would be the minimal unit at this point.
- hermanhermitage 13y agoI simply tell them billable time for support on old projects is rounded up to 4 hour blocks - this is with or without a retainer / support agreement. This covers switching time (pulling up virtual machines, getting your notes out etc, finding a Windows XP laptop etc), and scheduling it into current work schedule. I work with the client to ensure we gather work into 4 hour blocks where possible (eg. get them to build a todo list in Jira or equivalent). The idea is to avoid death by 1000 cuts - ie dribs and drabs of 1 hour jobs that they call thru at random.
- holyjesus 13y agomy fawking god. I know you think your coming off as a "professional" here but as a developer myself your just coming off as a scam artist. I mean really? "pulling up" vms, "getting" your notes, "finding" an xp laptop?? Fuck you and the people that are turning this profession into auto repair. Everyone thinks their getting lied to and everyone knows their getting ripped off.
- mikecane 13y agoDid you know that temp agencies for office staff -- receptionists, AAs, clerks, WP -- have a four-hour minimum too? WP can get as high at $25/hr for third-shift legal.