Seriously … what is the best way to handle these? I feel like no matter what you do, partner and client are going to be mad about these. You either spend more than five hours on it (they’re mad about the bill) or you miss something (which will definitely happen if you spend less than five hours on it, and they’re still mad).

How do you win? lol. Partner is always “ask me what I want you to handle”, etc., but when I ask proactively (instead of begging forgiveness) it’s always crickets. 🦗

And then if I do get feedback on what to handle, we always lose interest on items that were deemed mandatory by partner midstream without finishing them, and then I am shamed for closing the loop and billing more time to do so.

So frustrating.