RE: Midrange Knowledge test

[qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Tom Liotta)]

midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>  10. RE: Midrange Knowledge test (Jeff Bull)
>
>The reason that employees usually leave soon after receiving training is
>that many employers fail to recognise/appreciate the new skills gained
>during the training where it counts most - the pay-packet.  They invest in
>training to make the employee a more effective member of staff, to be able
>to take on more work, or work of a higher grade, or more responsibility;
>IMHO this justifies a higher wage and if the employer is unwilling to
>provide this, they deserve to lose the employee - wasting their investment.

Though I fully understand the sentiment, I don't totally agree that training 
should tie into pay rates. I (personally) view training as additional 
compensation that's tax-free. Obviously, if it does result in higher work load, 
more burdensome responsibilities, etc., then pay-rate should be adjusted 
accordingly. But often it simply results in a different work product with the 
same work load -- e.g., I'm doing more ILE than OPM or more Java than RPG or 
more database than program coding. Same load level, different work.

What I really dislike about training is poor scheduling. Get sent for some 
major training; then related projects are six months, a year or more down the 
road, sometimes never started at all. What a waste. By the time the project 
starts, it's 80% forgotten. Or worse, you realize the organization is not 
actually going to go in that direction as long as current management remains. 
In order to use any of the training, you have to seek out a different job.

Tom Liotta

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Tom Liotta
The PowerTech Group, Inc.
19426 68th Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
Phone  253-872-7788 x313
Fax    253-872-7904
http://www.powertech.com


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