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

2 points by partiallypro ↗ HN
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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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.
per task? find another job. life's too short for that kind of b.s.