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X-posted with employment issues.

I went for an interview last week for a job with a company that runs afterschool clubs. I'm currently a SAHM, so am free between 9 and 3. However, if I do any work outside of these times then obviously I'd have to put my DSs in some form of paid childcare.

The interview went fine, and I was told they'd be in touch re training days etc at a later date.

I emailed them yesterday to ask for details of training days and observation days. They replied with dates for training and observation of other instructors. They said I could do as many observation days as I chose as they were unpaid. I replied that was fine, but that I presumed that the training day would be paid. The place where the training is taking place is about an hours drive from where I live. The reply was that because they've had so many people start, but not continue after training, that they don't pay for training time any more.

I'm not really sure what to do. I'm not massively bothered about being paid for my time, as the kids are at school anyway, but are they taking the p*ss? It's something I'd be interested in doing for personal enrichment (is that the right phrase?) anyway, and I wouldn't mind doing it as a voluntary thing, but since the company is obviously doing this to make a profit, I feel a bit about it all.

So, what do other people think?

Will they pay your expenses to get there?

if that's the real reason they could pay training time after you've been in the job for a month - a sort of bonus or something - sounds like they're taking the p'ss

No mention of expenses. Good point mollybob.

Just don't know what to do really. Do I kick up a fuss? Go along with it?

Even volunteers get paid expenses so it sounds to me like they are taking the piss.