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Do you track time at your job? If so, how? If not, why not?

Previously at my job we didn't track task time, but that has changed. We don't bill hourly, but per project & we have a project management system. However, now we are required to track time per task, our internal morale has fallen through the floor. Is it a good idea to track time if we aren't billing hourly, or is there a method to track time without destroying internal morale?
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Re:Do you track time at your job? If so, how? If not, why not? by dj43nq on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @09:49PM (#17975276)
I’ve been tracking time for years. I estimate how long the task should take, then add time taken as I proceed. Very useful for future estimation. Definitely helps for project management and billing. I don’t recommend doing it in 5 minute steps as that gets tiresome. But 15 minute blocks seem to work out well.
Re:Do you track time at your job? If so, how? If not, why not? by sosilkj on Friday September 14, 2018 @12:55AM (#17984766)
per task? find another job. life's too short for that kind of b.s.