Kalliste: blarg, don't know what to do. Work is the suckiest of suck. It's a service desk of nonsense.
They did however agree to pay for my cert IV in IT and also are funding a Cert IV in Frontline Management.
However, that means at least 6 months hanging around.. I can barely do a week most of the time without feeling shitty about it on the weekend.
The other concern is that if I turn it down because I don't want to be tied to the place, how pissed off will I be if I'm still working there in 6 months and I don't have the qualification...
If the qualification is for a job that you're going to be miserable in anyway, then what's the point? Don't go through life being miserable 5 days + weekend recovery, out of 7. Easier said than done but do as I say, not as I do.
p.s. and welcome to the forum :)