Message #77839

[officepa]

Thanks Atlanta.

As I said in my original posting, everybody has been sent this questionnaire (has many other questions on it also) as, amongst other changes, the company I work for wants to start offering more training that people actually want but I think they have training in mind that as well as helping individuals, it will also help your manager/the company, which is understandable.

So rather than just offer Word, Excel, time management etc etc training, they are trying to tailormake it to individual needs.  This in turn will make the individual feel more confident in their work and therefore the company will benefit.

Talking to other PA's, it is strange how everybody has interpreted the question, some have put down things such as flexitime and staggered working hours but others, such as me, are thinking along the lines of training as in advanced Word etc.  I guess if your manager is happy for you to adjust the hours you work and you work more productively because of this, then that benefits everybody. 

A happy workforce is a productive one.  Not sure the request for learning ballroom dancing will be accepted as one lady has put down on her form, but you never know.