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> get job offers That right there might be the big negative to companies sending people to conferences. OR you find out that you work at a bad place. When I

> get job offers That right there might be the big negative to companies sending people to conferences. OR you find out that you work at a bad place. When I worked in Student Life Department my Universtiy never sent anyone to the National Student Life Conference. They sent two from my office and whent they came back all kind of chaos happened. They found out we were overworked and underpaid. They said when at a workshop of around 200 people that when asked what your position requiers from you the speaker brought them up to the front when everyone in their small group was freaking out at our workload. The next year I moved to the Library and my co-workers lasted one more year. They highered a new Vice-President of Student life and she rehired for every position and cleared house. Than for one year they had new titles for every position and switched back to the old system the following year. My former University never does Student Life Conferences. P.S. The University was sued for unpaid Overtime by someone in the Student Life Department and went to trial. The judge ruled against the University without going to his chambers.

denzil_correa 9y ago
> When I worked in Student Life Department my Universtiy never sent anyone to the National Student Life Conference. They sent two from my office and whent they came back all kind of chaos happened. They found out we were overworked and underpaid. Is that really a negative?
- dagw 9y ago
  From the employers point of view? Absolutely!
- skinnymuch 9y ago
  The rest of the post shows it was awful for the employer. Obviously it isn’t actually a bad thing at all.
saint_fiasco 9y ago
On the other hand, if you work at a good place, your employer might want to send you to lots of conferences so you give them good publicity.
- baldfat 9y ago
  I now work at a great place.
matwood 9y ago
> OR you find out that you work at a bad place. Funny story. A friend of mine (not in tech at the time) was a manager at some retail chain. He had done it for years, and was one of their top performers (clean up problem stores, turn them around, etc..). The company forced him to go to some 'be a better manager' training which is what set the light bulb off that even though he was making okay money, it sucked. Fast forward a few months later where he quits, and goes back to school full time. Years after that, he's a good programmer and one of the best IT managers I've ever worked with.

denzil_correa 9y ago

> When I worked in Student Life Department my Universtiy never sent anyone to the National Student Life Conference. They sent two from my office and whent they came back all kind of chaos happened. They found out we were overworked and underpaid. Is that really a negative?

dagw 9y ago
From the employers point of view? Absolutely!
skinnymuch 9y ago
The rest of the post shows it was awful for the employer. Obviously it isn’t actually a bad thing at all.

saint_fiasco 9y ago

On the other hand, if you work at a good place, your employer might want to send you to lots of conferences so you give them good publicity.

baldfat 9y ago
I now work at a great place.

matwood 9y ago

> OR you find out that you work at a bad place. Funny story. A friend of mine (not in tech at the time) was a manager at some retail chain. He had done it for years, and was one of their top performers (clean up problem stores, turn them around, etc..). The company forced him to go to some 'be a better manager' training which is what set the light bulb off that even though he was making okay money, it sucked. Fast forward a few months later where he quits, and goes back to school full time. Years after that, he's a good programmer and one of the best IT managers I've ever worked with.