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The office jobs I had all gave me a parking pass for the garage. What a bunch of cheapos you work for.

On the other hand, making you pay for training even if you quit or are fired isn't all that unusual. I work for the Federal government and if you request a training course, and leave before a certain amount of time has elapsed, they can send you a bill.

They do pay for the course up front, though, which is the big difference here.

I'd start looking around for another job. Did you ask them directly what would happen if you didn't take the class?
Yea we get nickel and dimed a lot. I've already started looking for other jobs, just waiting for the right opportunity. And I have a few sales in the pipeline that I want to close and get paid on before I quit.

I just don't want to drop $2k on this training beforehand. And being terminated for not taking it will not allow me to close those sales. Little bit of a pickle.

And I have not asked what happens if I don't take the course. However some coworkers and I have asked if the training was required, and the answer from management was a resounding yes.

Is that a question I should be asking my manager? I don't want to set off any alarm bells.