I was perplexed when one of my classmates commented, “We need to change from membership-based employment to job-based employment,” because I never claimed such a thing. - [Image of an argument with low resolution of reality

What employees learn during work hours

What justifies this?

  • Under the job-based mental model of “workers provide labor to the company and the company pays for it,” it would be strange for the company to pay for “learning” that is not labor.
  • Because the company views its employees as “members,” the company’s investment in their growth is justified.

relevance - Company Mental Models, Evaluation Systems, and Engineer Learning


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