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Old 07-02-2018, 07:51 AM   #15
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I didn't read what haydnfan wrote as implying that either was a bad thing. Yes, it would be nice if they were willing to pay for the full 4 year university degree but technical training and 2 year degrees paid for by someone else are hardly a bad thing. Nor do I see it as a bad thing that companies are investing in their employees though I agree it's not a charity since the company is expecting a return on their investment.

Personally, my employers over the years have paid for quite a few computer and network related courses which have made me a more valuable employee (IMNSHO). The disadvantage is that this training had also made me more subject to headhunting by companies that prefer to hire their peons fully trained. I've talked to several companies that wanted to hire me but were not willing to continue investing in my ongoing training -- the type of idiots that don't realize that most skill sets, especially those involved in technical fields, are on a Red Queen's racetrack where you are running like hell just to stay even. You may have a bowlful of alphabet soup worth of degrees and certifications after your name on a business card but if you don't keep your skills up to date, they are get pretty useless.
I've never felt that my employer had a responsibility to keep me up to date with technology, that's my responsibility. Your employer doesn't always have your best interest in mind when it comes to training.

Way back when, Google was famous for giving employees one day a week for their personal projects. This lead to quite a few products for google (google mail and google groups both started out as personal projects) and helped them keep top talent people who wanted to work on cool things. Of course, they dropped that some years ago which may be why Google hasn't done much innovation in recent years.

When a company starts to be focused on next quarter's bottom line, this sort of thing tends to go away.
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