Instead, I got no training, no mentoring, and assignments outside my skill set. So much for my expectations.
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Hey OP... uhhhhh, sounds like you just solidified that you are in the growth stage of your early existence at T????
Please expound upon what one thinks "growth" is and how that is achieved, in your mind. Thanks bunches, so glad you landed here!
Y’all can learn wire techin from other wire techers.
Hired at ATT translates to getting su-ked into a whirlwind of mismanagement and desperation
I worked SXS, XBAR, #1 ESS, 5E, DMS, Fujitsu, DAX, and radio.
Never received 1 minute of instruction, except for radio and that was vendor provided and took FCC exam.
Was a time when McKenzie said everyone must attend Center for Lunch - but that was to keep him employed as a Division level AND because he was a drinking buddy of Big Ed.
Thumbs up to the OP. At least he is not crying about RTO
Back in '95 I was sent to SBC school to have some past fail courses and then a bunch of trainings related to CO/special services work but around 1999 no more training in new technology,you have to figure it out how to install new equipment.
@a3 ok grandpa. Time to get you back to bed.
@OP
Ask your boss and Sign up for training in some nice city that will need a flight for a few weeks
If you can't self train, you are not bright enough to work in management. The only people who need training are those doing actual dangerous field work. If you can't figure out a software platform on your own, you are in the wrong place.
getting training is easy. We have plenty of resources. My experience is that even if I get the training, the likelihood of using it is pretty slim. I can go down a list of training that hasn't actually gotten me anywhere. I used to think that if I put specific training objectives in my personal goals that they'd get the idea. Instead, I was always told that I was not releasable. What's the point?
As a recent 3-year employee you have to take initiative; don't expect to be spoon fed. Check the online course catalog and sign up for trainings in your area, some are on online and some are instructor-led. Never had a manager say no to any training; I just enrolled and they got copied on the confirmation email. Also got positive comments on my appraisal for taking courses.
When i joined the company in 2000 they only wanted employees with degrees so they wouldn't have to train them. Needless to say, it was two years before my first ever training class. Now i look around and they want new employees with degrees and they put them through training, as well.