Response to johnr j: Haven't seen ya much, good to hear from you.
I have been watching the posts concerning training and thought Id throw my 2 cents in.
Investment works both ways, If an employer is willing to invest time and money in a person, the employee should have a part in this investment also, meaning investing their time.
The more knowledge and training a person has the more valuable they will become.
Employees have a part to play, it is not one sided. When you see the part of your insurance and the matching money to Social Security the company has to pay, plus Workers Comp, it is a bunch.
I don't have a problem with investing some of my time to be a better employee, It comes back at review time.
How many problems do you solve, and at what level. It might take a while for it to show up, but the right people will eventually notice and you will be rewarded.
In the last 30 years, I have noticed an attitude change in employees, they have become selfish and are constantly looking for what others can do for them instead of what they can do for others.
Let's do something different and start doing what we can for the people we work for and be "Thankfull "we have a job, because as times get harder and companies "belly up", there will be an influx of potential employees, Try being more "valuable", that way if your boss has to "Thin the Herd", you won't be on that list.
Now, let me get down off my soap box.
As Ed would say...."In my humble opinion"