Re: Factory training - should I be paid for for my time?

On Tue, 6 May 2008 15:53:24 -0700 (PDT), Don C <dc.nc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>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.
>


The online training should be on your dime.  Trust me you are going to
spend the rest of your life trying to keep up with the technology.
I've been in my field for 22 years and still spend hours every week
trying to keep up with what's new and what's coming.

The 2 days should be on their dime.  They should be paying for your
time plus all your expenses.

With that said...  If they aren't going to pay and you can afford to
go then by all means go ahead and go.  This training could be the
difference between you getting the job you really want and not getting
the job.  If it was me I would take advantage of this dealer****p for
all the training you can get out of them and then hightail it out of
there to another place that appreciates their employees.

                     Steve B.