So my job is based on productive/billable hours and I’ve finished all of my work for now. Anyone have any advice for what to do about this? Feels like a dangerous spot to be in because I can’t see why my boss won’t just decide he no longer has use for me if there’s no more work to be done (I’m looking for other jobs but it’s an absolute desert out here). Seems like a dream in some sense but absolutely dreadful in others
Ive asked others and they’ve said I should’ve slowed down, but I don’t think they realize it’s not about how fast you complete your work, it’s about getting your deliverables sent on time. And the job market is hell rn so I’m freaking out :(
Can you get away with spending hours on research (gathering requirements from clients, kickoff meetings, training on how to use a certain tool)?
Can you get away with spending hours on checking your work (verification, validation, reviewing)?
Can you get away with just straight up lying your hours (saying it took you 16 hours of work when it only took 6 hours)?
If something actually took 6 hours but you want to pad it to 16 hours, it could be something like this:
Preliminary research: 1hr
Gathering requirements from clients: 2hrs
Additional research: 2hrs
The actual work you did: 6hrs
Adding around 50% of the actual work: 3hrs
QA: 2hrs