Reply to: Billable Days Target for 2017 Jan - Dec

[Wilmslow]

Around 238 for me - Not a lot of holidays, but a month looking in the mid-year doldrums.

Been taking a lot of weekend breaks, and a lot of home working opportunities, with the client also being local, so not too bad. I am aiming for a good couple of months off around the spring time to re-charge.

[LondonManc]

Bit of a strange one - 3 different day rates across the year so billable days v total revenue/profit before tax are very much two different things. More successful than I'd expected in April, so it's all good.

[Dark Black]

On target for 225 here, it's been a good year

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

Seriously?

If project/client requirements and deliverables are all on time and on-spec, who cares if it takes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 or 8 hours to do the work?

Yup. If you can successfully two projects alongside each other and the client is satisfied with both the quantity and quality of work you are delivering each day/week then fair play. Unless you're charging an hourly rate, you should be focussed on results, not clock watching.

[MarillionFan]

Just checked, I'm on 205 at the end of today, so reckon I'll come in 225/226. Happy with that.

[MrMarkyMark]

Exactly... it's easier to get paid £400/day and get an agreed days work done in 4 hours than try to convince someone to pay me £800/day

Thanks, that's why I asked.

Personally, currently, I wouldn't have the capacity to do much more in a day, but totally understand what you are getting at in monetary terms there

[pr1]

So you blatantly rip people off?

Seriously?

If project/client requirements and deliverables are all on time and on-spec, who cares if it takes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 or 8 hours to do the work?

Exactly... it's easier to get paid £400/day and get an agreed days work done in 4 hours than try to convince someone to pay me £800/day

[Platypus]

So you blatantly rip people off?

Seriously?

If project/client requirements and deliverables are all on time and on-spec, who cares if it takes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 or 8 hours to do the work?

[bluetoaster]

Are people still billing in sterling?

as opposed to favours?

[Lance]

So you blatantly rip people off?

nah. that's just double bubble.

or in other words..... business...

[MrMarkyMark]

Working from home allows for double billing so days worked is less - OP question was days billed!

I’m only 28, still plenty of life yet (probably)

So you blatantly rip people off?

[pr1]

Well, I suppose there's no risk of you lying on your death bed wishing you'd worked more days.

Working from home allows for double billing so days worked is less - OP question was days billed!

I’m only 28, still plenty of life yet (probably)

[SueEllen]

It's great that so many of those punched card looms are still operating.

Sexist!

[northernladyuk]

Why? Do you enjoy what you're doing? I'm a fair bit older than you - I like dev work. I've given project management a go, and I could probably do an adequate job of it, but it's not what I enjoy. I know I could command significantly more if I got into it, and/or worked in London, but I do well enough in my provincial WFH gig, and would rather be happy and comfortable than rich and miserable.

It's great that so many of those punched card looms are still operating.

[chopper]

263

Well, I suppose there's no risk of you lying on your death bed wishing you'd worked more days.