Don C <dc.nc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in news:0d979ed6-5307-4ff4-8da3-
a610d2bca86a@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I'm an apprentice tech at a Chevy dealer****p. They have had me take a
> bunch of on-line cl***** that I do after hours. It was implied that I
> would get paid for this time. I have completed all of the on-line
> training and now they want to send me to Phoenix for 2 days for my
> final hands on-diesel training. They have told me that I wont get
> paid for this time.
>
> Is it up to each dealer****p to decide whether or not they pay for on-
> line and hands-on training, or is there a standard GM policy on this?
>
Hmm. Bad sign here. You're looking at this as having to work for no pay.
You're not a real professional, then.
Let's investigate further: Assuming you're 25 and will work until 65,
working only 8 hour days the whole time, 50 paid weeks a year, you will
work 80,000 hours in your life.
You are being asked to give up 16 of those hours for no pay, or 0.02% of
your lifetime total. How much more are those "bunch of on-line cl*****"
eating up?
Me, I'd be seeing this as a golden op****tunity to make myself more
saleable
for more money to prospective employers, even to your current employer. GM
is throwing at you information that may be nearly impossible to come by
once you're on the outside looking in.
Information is priceless. It, plus work ethic, is what makes a worker
worth
more than his fellows. Those 16 "free" hours will pay for themselves many
times over, provided you have the right attitude.
--
Tegger
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