Unpaid Training Session - Is It Compulsory?

Emmzi

but it isn't unpaid overtime. he just isn't assertive enoug to get the time off in lieu back an needs to find a way to do it...

chrisotherwise

StudentOfBusiness wrote: »

I would like to say that the managers arent "qualified" managers, they are people who have worked for the company from sales, and worked up... The only training they have had is a company course, which focuses on selling.

Indeed, this will be the case throughout your career. And you will quickly find that such people tend to carry the respect of their peers. Some will be good managers and some will be bad managers, but most will know the company and the people within it.

It may be an oft-repeated cliche, but it really is not what you know but who you know. Unless you are fortunate enough to have an exceptional and saleable skill, you will probably spend a lot of your career being promoted (or not) because the boss likes you (or doesn't).

Your qualifications will enable you to do your job, but it will always be what your managers think of you that will open the doors. And that starts now. Your degree will look great on your CV, but many others will have the same degree - maybe some from better universities or with higher grades than you. What will really stand out will be a reference from your manager:

"StudentOfBusiness is the most diligent and able worker we ever had on our shop floor. He always went the extra mile for the company even when it involved giving up his own time, and even when we made changes at short notice. He is a pleasure to work with and I would certainly employ him again".

It doesn't matter that the manager is not a "qualified" manager or even that that he is not an effective manager. The person reading your CV doesn't know that. This is your opportunity to open a door in your career that matters almost as much as your degree does. Grab it with both hands.