I've always assumed it was because of what I perceive to be an overall decline in workplace training. Employees are supposed to come fully trained, so they can

I've always assumed it was because of what I perceive to be an overall decline in workplace training. Employees are supposed to come fully trained, so they can hit the ground running. The only training done is the absolute bare minimum required by law, if any is required at all. Is it possible to calculate the possible return on investment in training? Maybe? It is most certainly possible to calculate the cost of training, and that sum comes right out of profits, so it doesn't happen, given the other is unknown. This is the way of things in corporate America. Profit above all. Apologies for my cynicism, but I'm finding it harder and harder to exist in the status quo.