[Northendzone]

i worked for a consulting firm in a non-egineering field and most of thier work was fee for service. We would scop out projects and provide a budget.

i was paid an annual salary, and i recorded my time to each project that i worked on. things always worked out for the best when projects are done within budget, sometimes things went sideways and i'd invest some of my own time. sometimes the scope of the project would change and you would bill for the time.

when i was not busy i recorded my time to general admin, and still got paid; however, at the tned of the year, you were partially judged on how many hours you billed.