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i work for a large mortgage company. i told my boss before she promoted me that i would be getting my MBA. she said that if she was my age she would do the same thing. Plus, we are from the same alma mater and have rapport that way.

really she owes me :roll: . i rarely take any time off, don't miss days and work many more hours than the other managers in my office. i told her that i wanted to take some time off before and she said she needed me here, so it works for both of us. Plus, this is extremely performance based and performance has been pretty consistent. Obviously, every job is performance based but this job is easy to quantify based on monthly numbers (x units, xxxxxxx volume, and xxxx revenue). As long as my numbers stay at a satisfactory level, I am given lot's of leeway. However, if my performance drops, these perks go away quickly. She can be VERY imtimidating when performance drops.
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I'm with you. Both my manager and director have been very supportive. I have no idea how some people here are able to hide this in plain site and worry for their carrers if the boss found out.
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i am an employer. if one of my employees came up and told me that he wanted to go back to school for his MBA, i would be very supportive. if a guy just got hired yesterday and told me today that he was going to leave after this year for his MBA, i might be a little more peeved but even in that case, i would be supportive.

however, i would not want the employee studying for the GMAT during work time. if he / she has to do a few things during work (e.g. sign up to take the GMAT, talk to adcom, etc.) i would mind too much if it was kept to a minimum and it wasn't loud and wide open.

with all that said, things do get a little subjective. if it was a guy who is here all the time at work and has always given 100% to his job (working late whenever needed, etc.) then that guy would obviously get a lot more leeway than a guy who comes in here at 9 and leave at 5 and refuses to give anything extra because "hey, i filled my 8 hours here today".

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i completely agree with you RVD. Employees should be treated equitably and not equally. Lebron James gets more perks than 12 man on the bench, however none of us are Lebron James.
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