Vic, It comes down to basic short-sightedness and stupidity, two things that are never in short supply in managers, even in America. :) A lot of managers view training as the first place to cut when the budget reductions come (every quarter now for many). It doesn't hurt day-to-day operations (_now_) so why not? Others view things like SHARE as a perquisite or reward, particularly since they wind up being places like San Francisco, etc. They don't look far enough out to realize that their people have to get training _somehow_, or the whole shop will be hurting eventually. Or they insist that computer-based training is all they can afford and that anyone would need. Of course those pesky day-to-day tasks keep getting in the way, but the employees will _eventually_ train themselves. :(
Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Vic Cross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 7:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: What's needed with z/VM? -snip- I can't understand why American organisations would turn their back on a resource like SHARE. I can't justify getting to every one (my first was Long Beach (96), my next will be San Fran (99) ), but the concentration of talent, knowledge and skill presenting on so many topics all in the one place for a week is a compelling draw. If I can justify coming over from Australia, why can't your shop send one or two when it's in your own backyard? Cheers, Vic -- Vic Cross MACS mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Networking, Linux, on zSeries and S/390
