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Discussion on: Should devs code in their free time?

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Shannon Crabill

If a company expects side project work, they should provide some of those learning hours on the clock.

Yes. And related to this, if your company requires you to learn something new for your job (for example, attend training on a new system) that needs to be on the paid, clock time. If it's not, time to leave.

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Carlos Roso

Definitely. They should also give economical support to attend conferences or other useful meetings.

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Shannon Crabill

Oh geez, yes. I've seen a lot of unbalance with this across departments.