Re: Workplace internet access

Nina:

They might pitch a fit or, as I have seen alot of, take the additional
training on the road.

Eurrat

-----Original Message-----
From: nina jones <ddi@datadesigninc.com>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Sunday, November 07, 1999 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: Workplace internet access


>> There are 2 ways to learn things.
>>
>> 1) You can wait for somebody to spoon feed knowledge to you.
>>
>> Or, 2) You can learn things on your own and surprise folks.
>>
>> The problem with number 1 is that you could wait a long time (if ever)
>> for it to happen.   Also, somebody might come along who already knows
>> the things and make you obsolete.
>>
>> The problem with number 2 is that you might learn a bunch of stuff
>> that you think is real neat, but your employer has no use for.  That
>> is easy to solve....change employers.
>>
>> Remember, Knowledge is POWER!  And makes it so you can truly enjoy the
>> good things in life....like family.  If you can't pay the rent, family
>> life won't be very good either.
>>
>> And the thing that always bugs me is when I hear "I'm stuck in this
>> dead end programming job on a system xxxxx (Sys/36, Sys/38, Win 3.1,
>> etc, etc)", the person saying it ALWAYS subscribes to method number 1!
>
>
>and it's these same people are the ones that won't learn jack unless
>their employeer pays for it.  pays their school, lets them study on the
>job, etc, etc.  and then when they get the additional training, they
>beef because they aren't paid enough...
>
>nj
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