Vent Post. Because I am a first year associate, January was the first month that I needed to care about my billable hours (1850 annual target). After a slow start (my fianceé moved in with me at the beginning of the month), I stayed late and worked weekends to make up the time, to the point where I hit the target of 155 hours. That is, I thought I did.
Unbeknownst to me, my supervisor quietly reclassified some (billable) work I did for a client to non billable. While this isn't ideal in the best circumstances, it is all the more frustrating considering that the work in question was from back in October. Most importantly, by reclassifying the work, it now shows up as a negative balance on my billable hours. So, instead of hitting my target for January, it now shows that I am 17 hours in the hole.
I understand cutting my time. That is fine. I am a first-year. My work may be slow, incorrect, or assigned for purely educational purposes. Clients should not be billed for it.
But to not only erase the time, but also subtract it from other hours that I worked and billed? This just feels so demoralizing. I busted my ass for a month to hit a target that no other associate in my section hit, only to get my legs swept out from under me.
I thought I enjoyed my job. I enjoyed the work and I thought I liked my supervisors/coworkers (until now). Now, all I want to do is quit.