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I don’t think me taking the same training 5 years in a row shows any more compliance than me taking it once.

It’s extra effort to figure out who has taken it or not so they just have everyone take it.

I expect that in time, BS courses that show nominal compliance will be shown to be part of a workplace culture of not caring. But I shudder to think what the next form of compliance will be and will likely be much worse than watching a video once a year.

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It doesn’t get you compliant. It’s just a matter of the company saying, “Joe who made the mistake took a class in this subject in the past year so it’s his fault, not ours.” And they lose that “he had to know” if it’s been a while since you took the class.

And if they have to give up a half percent of your time for these videos, it’s worth it for them. And usually you parallel process through them anyways.

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