My employer is expecting us to do a lot of extra training to “upskill” on dubious things like AI, but not use work time.
It’s a way of getting a lot more “productivity” out of people without any extra pay.
If you take a test, they only pay for a passing score, too.
When I am working my employer gets my attention and work. When they tell me to work at home without pay, ain’t happening. I was told I need to work 10 hrs. of community service a month and I asked HR if I was going to be paid and they said no it’s community service. I said no pay, no work, I choose where my charity goes, when and how. They let it lay.
I’m a gen X and I believe in doing a good job when on the clock, they get maximum effort, but I have found that employer loyalty goes one way and I’m not playing that game. My rule for the last 30 yrs is when I walk out the door closing time I leave my work at my office.
That being said the Z attitude of barely working and expecting a raise is out right stupid. If you are doing that in my office I will get rid of you the first chance I get. If you are busting your butt and going above and beyond you get noticed, you get a raise if I can make it happen, if I can’t I work with you when you need that extra hour off early for your kids Christmas play, little things.