Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the least real work possible?

Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by dmitriid on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @12:35PM (#26727284)

Bill by the hour, and suddenly they call you a consultant, and it's neither immoral nor illegal. smh

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by thewebcount on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @02:08PM (#26728611)

That's called double billing and is considered unethical [0]:

> In law, double billing refers to charging an hourly rate to two clients for the same time spent working. The American Bar Association prohibits double billing. It is tantamount to overcharging, since the amount of time actually spent working on any one client's work is less than the amount billed to that client.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_billing

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by bazooka_penguin on Thursday April 08, 2021 @03:22PM (#26742649)

For lawyers, by the Bar Association... What does that have to do with tech?

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by thorin on Friday April 09, 2021 @08:03AM (#26749417)

If you can charge the amount lawyers charge per hour then it's definitely unethical.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by dmitriid on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @05:45PM (#26731772)

Double the rates, work half the time for each client :)

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