I'll consider myself very lucky then. At my firm we're strongly encouraged to take 4 hours per week to dedicate to learning something new or bettering our exist

I'll consider myself very lucky then. At my firm we're strongly encouraged to take 4 hours per week to dedicate to learning something new or bettering our existing skill set. You simply let your team lead know your current objectives for the month and we're given access to pluralsight/codeschool etc. I honestly didn't know how much fun work could be while still being work until I started here.