Generally they do and it's expected after you've obtained the certification with a raise. This is ongoing payment and will most likely exceed the hourly wage invested to obtain the cert
This is so wrong. I hate what we've become. As an American, I've never been proud of what this country has done but I've never been THIS ashamed. I feel like a joke.
There will definitely be an attempt to eliminate or "postpone" them. I'm certain Trump is looking at Putin in power and other governments in a state of war without elections as inspiration.
I use a VPN but you might look into portmaster and their spn. Its a little slow but even using portmaster without the spn you can filter your traffic and simply deny most apps access to the internet
Its OK when I've used it but I generally stick to text