We have an education reimbursement program here (they pay 75%) but I’ve never used it. Curious- what’s the most beneficial class, training or conference you’ve attended? Industry-related or not!

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Active listening. Hands down. In college I was active on assault hotlines which led to an into to Life Crisis, aka 1-800-SUICIDE. I received enough training to man phones for 2 years, and 18 years later I still use my active listening skills every single day.

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I know coworkers who have had New York Trapeze School, intro to ceramics, cooking classes at sur la table, and comedy classes. What have you heard of that has not been approved?

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Improve. Foreign language. Writing.

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Believe me it won't get approved.

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WeMake conference in pdx, Adobe Max, AIGA design conference

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i used mine at my last big agency to take Italian classes!

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Saving for retirement class. Explains IRAs, 401ks, rollovers etc. really helpful.

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If you're a writer, second city writing classes. Help a ton with concepting and writing scripts. Will you be funnier? Who knows? But fcb is paying for it.

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Hey Y’all My name is Michelle. I currently reside in Berryton Kansas. I have been self employed in healthcare agency work as well as leadership building operator/LTC/Rehab/ALF/Whole food nutrition marketing/sales. Minimal experience in the IT digital marketing and social media But I can learn, I’m out going No issues with positive conversations or redirecting Long history of increasing census rapidly/stabilizing, conducting building site visits etc….Remote/Relocation considered WHOS HIRING???

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Hi,

I wanted to know if in Google India offices, do people get to work on projects like Machine learning/ Deep learning in Healthcare? Like for example Dr. Lily Peng is working as a Product manager for Diabetic Retinopathy diagnosis with ML.
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