> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Patrick O'Keefe
>
> On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:13:36 -0600, Howard Brazee wrote:
>
> >...
> >But what percentage of system programmers have employers who believe
> >this resource is worth the employer's money or the employee's time?
>
> "Employer's money" and "employee's time" are two VERY
> different issues. The moeny has to come from above but the
> evaluation of time is pretty local. I've never had a boss
> (or heard of one) that said "no" to my paying my own way to
> SHARE.
I've had exactly one (at a University, no less!) who conditioned
approval of a vacation request on NOT attending a SHARE conference, at
my own expense, scheduled for the same week.
-jc-
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