My problem is we have weekly training sessions during our lunch hour concerning the computer program we use for all of our projects. If I skipped the training regularly, I would miss important information that makes me able to do my job effectively. In other words, this doesn’t feel just “highly encouraged”; it feels required. So I want the hour of work to count as an hour of work. But your frustration is understandable, because your company’s position on this training — you don’t have to participate, yet you feel skipping it will hurt your performance — sounds murky.

Source: New York Times June 08, 2018 18:22 UTC