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I really don't understand folks who don't want to learn. That is one of my favorite things about webdev.
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RT @ProjectKenneth
I was once interviewing someone for a senior web dev role.

Me: How do you find time to study or research about the latest trends in the tech space?
Candidate: I don't.
Me: Oh. Why?
Candidate: I don't get paid to do that.

My mind was made up even before he left the room.
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@worldsendless i mean.
he's got a point.
companies don't want to pay skilled workers to refine the art and then advance the company.
they just want to poach someone who's already done that, burn them out and repeat.

@icedquinn oh. You are reading the conclusion in the opposite way that I did. the OP was saying, "no hire."

@worldsendless because the op is one of those corpos i'm talking about :blobcatthumbsup:
@worldsendless training your employees is the company's responsibility.
it's not the employees job to give you eight hours a day and spend their eight hours of personal time learning how to make you money more efficiently.

@icedquinn true. But an acceptable answer would have been, "I consider that part of my job, so I spend an hour or two each day on that. I also enjoy it." At least, that's my case :)

@icedquinn @worldsendless but at the same time it’s worth to spend time studying in order to get more money at another company :comfygeek:
@icedquinn @worldsendless on the other hand, I rarely if ever work full 8 hour days. I still bill for full 8 hours tho :comfyjoy:

@newt @icedquinn I guess the next question is what you count as work. The contention is that learning should be part of it.

Disclosure: I am privileged to work at a university, where this concept is not only understood but essential

@worldsendless @icedquinn anything that is in any way related to the business of my employer. Yes, including thinking about various problems related to that while I’m on a toilet. Or in a train. Or having sex with my girlfriend. Or all three at the same time.
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