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Originally posted by Fugee
Asking an associate to bill "office" time for being stuck in a plane on client business is BS. I would put it down as client time and let the partner write it off. If the partner can't make the client understand why it should pay that time, then the partner should take the realization rate hit.
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Asking anyone who is billing to actually be working, however, isn't BS at all. There is always something to do. I agree that the time working should be put down, and if that includes an hour of boarding and booking time, so be it. But no one said you can't work on the plane.
But my custom is that unless it is a premium arrangement or some other special circumstance, I only bill time I'm actually doing something, which doesn't include sleeping (but may in the right circumstances include drinking or eating). On a 16 hour flight, I'd probably bill 10 to 12 hours, less if seated by someone, um, interesting.
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