I have a one-on-one meeting with my manager coming up soon. I'm currently taking an advanced university course to help with my career. The class will take an hour of my time towards the end of the workday. I would like to get a manager's perspective on this. Should I inform my manager about the course, or should I keep it under the radar? I definitely plan to make up the time after work due to the class. TIA!

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Does your company offer educational assistance at all? I completed an entire graduate degree and all of it was paid for by my company. I have also known people who have completed graduate certificates or stand-alone courses through the employee educational assistance program. That aside, I also received a raise after completing my graduate degree with my manager’s support.

All this to say, I think it is more of a benefit than not for your manager to know what you are doing.

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