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I can see both sides of the coin as well, but I happen to work for a company
where I only get two weeks of sick/vacation time combined. As a single mom
with two kids (one who has medical problems), I do not have an extra day to
spend on personal development or taking a vacation - all of my time during
any given year is taken as time to spend with my sick son.
If I could just talk my company into caring about my personal development,
maybe I could better my skills during the other 50 weeks in the year.
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From: bounce-techwr-l-220941 -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
[mailto:bounce-techwr-l-220941 -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com]On Behalf Of John
Posada
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 2:22 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Certification--a new concept. Discuss
> > Not all employers value their employees, though, and I can
> > see how people like John would reason themselves into blowing
> > well-earned vacation time on professional development, as I
> > used to do the same thing.
You-guys are taking a possible method used by some and turning it
into a condemnation of how I lead my life.
Wanna know how we spend our two weeks vacation? Sitting on a beach in
Jamaica wearing smiles, SPF4, flipflops, with mudslides dripping down
our chins. There's nothing wrong with my quality of life. ya mon
But I'm also not afraid to take a few days and invest it in
professional development, either
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