Jay_Gatsby
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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When I was in private legal practice as an associate (employee), I would often rack of the billable hours in exchange for what I subsequently discovered was a paltry bonus compared to my peers and an "atta boy" (i.e. you get to keep your job). My hours were basically 9:00 a.m. to whenever (typically 8:00 p.m. or later) during the week, plus at least 5-7 billable hours on Sunday. After I left, I calculated that I probably made them over $1.5 million in pure profit for my extra hours, of which I received NOTHING. After that, I swore off the billable hour and went in house to a company where I've been ever since.