Yesterday, my GM asked me to review a new contract with our environmental consultants. My company is in litigation, and our attorneys have asked the environmental consultants for additional services.
After reviewing the contract, I e-mailed the GM on why the fee for litigation work is 50% more than their regular fee. The main environmental consultant was already the top-billing person from that company.
The GM then directly forwarded my e-mail to the VP at environmental consulting company...
This morning, I received an e-mail from the VP: they are knocking off the increase and billing us the regular rate. Yeah!
This incident follows a similar event two month ago. I urged the GM in June to challenge a summer associate's billing b/c summer associates tends to bill excessively due to the steep learning curve. After continually checking in with the GM, the GM finally pushed the partner for an answer. We were able to slash that associate's billing by half. Yet another victory for the company.
More than ever, I feel absorbed by work. It's not a bad thing, since I am still getting to do all the fun things in my life... Life feels lucky.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
dark side
So I am trying to explain the last blog entry to a friend, and it occurred to me that this friend is just too nice to understand.
Having a dark side means making unpopular choices and taking big risks. It's rejecting the conventional choices and mocking the assumptions.
The dark side is also all about being overly sensitive and seeing the danger of not questioning everything.
I have worked hard to cultivate my lifestyle. I value the abrupt starts and stops in almost every area of my life. By changing careers and romantic partners, I can decide for myself what is right and what is next.
For all the people I have stepped on or cast aside, I do apologize. However, for those who have kept up the intellectual and emotional ping-pong, the best is still ahead. We may not always agree, but in showing you my dark side, we are the best of friends.
Having a dark side means making unpopular choices and taking big risks. It's rejecting the conventional choices and mocking the assumptions.
The dark side is also all about being overly sensitive and seeing the danger of not questioning everything.
I have worked hard to cultivate my lifestyle. I value the abrupt starts and stops in almost every area of my life. By changing careers and romantic partners, I can decide for myself what is right and what is next.
For all the people I have stepped on or cast aside, I do apologize. However, for those who have kept up the intellectual and emotional ping-pong, the best is still ahead. We may not always agree, but in showing you my dark side, we are the best of friends.
Sunday, August 27, 2006
heart ache
By spending so much time of late with people who are supportive, it is now easy to identify people who just cannot accept me for who I am.
As much as these relatives and friends mean to me, I have to limit my time with them.
I blame myself for being overly sensitive, but there is no need to wonder about matters that cannot be helped.
In the past, I just let the pressures built up. Now, thanks to more time with people who can accept me unconditionally, I can let go of the ties that bind.
Some people are just not meant to be part of the journey forward.
As much as these relatives and friends mean to me, I have to limit my time with them.
I blame myself for being overly sensitive, but there is no need to wonder about matters that cannot be helped.
In the past, I just let the pressures built up. Now, thanks to more time with people who can accept me unconditionally, I can let go of the ties that bind.
Some people are just not meant to be part of the journey forward.
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