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how do I tell my boss that I am not studying for a certification he wants me to get in my own time? (lemmy.world)

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I have to get certifications as part of my job and because all of my coworkers and I keep failing these really hard tests, we aren't allow to study during downtime on the clock. We were told to study on our own time.

Getting certs is part of what is required for me to get bigger raises and get promoted and all that jazz. I don't want to use my personal time for this. None of the people who are in this predicament do.

I have a meeting in a few days to discuss goals and I need to figure out how to tell my boss that using my own time for work shit is unacceptable.

I really like this job other than this one aspect of it and I don't want to make anyone mad, but I need to express my boundaries and all that

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[-] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

This is ridiculous and not how most places function. Education benefits your employer and they get a ton of tax cuts and incentives. They even try to make you do it on your own time and get benefits like you had done it on their time. Don't let them.

Obviously they can cause trouble and not everyone can find a new job so it's a tough choice, but let's not normalize it. CE is different, thats a degree and youre only getting reimbursed because they have a tax incentive to do so. If the business isn't willing to invest in you they don't have to, but then you know you should stop investing in them.

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