James,
I think it also depends on how large your company is, and where they put their priorities.
The company I work for, as a whole, does not pay for any educational improvement (except for a few training classes here and there). When Windows 2000 server first came out I begged management to train me because we were going to get a new server and it had W2K on it. They turned me down. I was told that I was on my own. On the other hand, someone else in a different department said that they were going back to school and the company offered to assist in his schooling.
I have noticed that in quite a few manufacturing companies (especially small ones) they don't reimburse for schooling. In my case I think that they saw me wanting to be trained as a possibility that I would get another job. But, as a wise woman once told me, "IT people are a luxury for small companies and small manufacturing businesses". So, I would imagine that the company I work for saw it as a threat when I asked them for training. These type of companies also usually don't have the money to put into training IT people because training for us is needed yearly to keep up with technology. So, don't get down about your company not paying for your education. Just try the best you can and know that you're only bettering yourself in the long run.
~Wendy
I think it also depends on how large your company is, and where they put their priorities.
The company I work for, as a whole, does not pay for any educational improvement (except for a few training classes here and there). When Windows 2000 server first came out I begged management to train me because we were going to get a new server and it had W2K on it. They turned me down. I was told that I was on my own. On the other hand, someone else in a different department said that they were going back to school and the company offered to assist in his schooling.
I have noticed that in quite a few manufacturing companies (especially small ones) they don't reimburse for schooling. In my case I think that they saw me wanting to be trained as a possibility that I would get another job. But, as a wise woman once told me, "IT people are a luxury for small companies and small manufacturing businesses". So, I would imagine that the company I work for saw it as a threat when I asked them for training. These type of companies also usually don't have the money to put into training IT people because training for us is needed yearly to keep up with technology. So, don't get down about your company not paying for your education. Just try the best you can and know that you're only bettering yourself in the long run.
~Wendy
----- Original Message -----
From: James Piper
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 12:19 PM
Subject: [Vantage] OT: Education issues
Can I go way off topic here, feeling a little down about my situation
and I wanted to see where you guys are at
I have gotten myself into a little bit of a pickle
How does your company handle additional educational training?
I am enrolled in a online program to get my bachelors degree and to make
a long story short I went from the company paying 100% tuition
reimbursement to something
almost at the other end of the spectrum.
I was curious if this is the norm in manufacturing?
This is my first Manufacturing company that I have worked for and
company policies are very vague when it comes to matter such as this
My situation seems to be changing on a daily basis.
Please feel free to contact me off list about this at admin@...
Does your company offer tuition reimbursement and how far does it go
I am not looking to get my bachelors degree so I can "leave the company"
but want to improve my skills and marketability if I ever get in the
unemployment realm again.
Thanks a lot
James Piper - Systems Administrator
MECO, Inc
2121 S. Main St
Paris, IL 61944
(217) 465-7575 ext 201
Fax (217) 465-5230
Email: <mailto:admin@...> admin@...
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