On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:28:20 -0500 Rick Fochtman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:>------------------------<snip>-------------------- :>It is quite common HR policy. It is usually kept 'in secret' (in silence :>at least), becasue it nothing to be proud of, but it is in quite common :>use. From the other hand I know companies in Poland where people work :>for two reasons: :> :>a) to get some experience, take some classes and go away with better CV. :>b) because they don't want to learn, they don't want to work to hard, :>usually they rather stupid than dumb. :> :>Since I part of my job is teaching on mainframe courses, I often meet :>them (only mainframe staff in fact) and observe their careers. Sometimes :>one can distinguish a and b -types during first lab. :>-------------------------<unsnip>---------------------- :>There are also companys that will give you all the education you ask :>for, because the rest of the compensation package is so shamefully poor. :>A catalog-shopping firm I know of comes to mind. It was common knowledge :>that you went here, picked their pockets for all the education you could :>get in 2-3 years, then went to a "real" shop. The compensation package :>for employees included only very minimal health insurance, with no :>provision for dependants, below-average salaries, very rigid work hours, :>minimal vacation time, all that kind of "stuff". CAn I say "Two sides to :>every coin"?? Did it have a five letter name, beginning and ending with "s"? -- Binyamin Dissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
