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Re:Amazon Worker Jumps Off Company Building After E-Mail to ... by manish_gill on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @02:13AM (#13061417)
Is tuition reimbursement a thing at companies? That would be pretty awesome. TIL
Re:Amazon Worker Jumps Off Company Building After E-Mail to ... by Orangeair on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @03:15AM (#13061640)
Absolutely. For example, Google will reimburse you up to $12k a year for courses you take that are related to your job, and even offers up to $1,200 for everything else. So if you want to take, say, a cooking class, they'll even help out with that a bit.
Re:Amazon Worker Jumps Off Company Building After E-Mail to ... by theparanoid on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @02:26AM (#13061460)
Almost all, I'd never heard of a tech company not do it.
Re:Amazon Worker Jumps Off Company Building After E-Mail to ... by joshstrange on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @07:29AM (#13062618)
My company doesn't and a whole slew of ones I've talked to don't either... I'm not sure what bubble you are living in where you've "never heard of a tech company not do it'.
Re:Amazon Worker Jumps Off Company Building After E-Mail to ... by nojvek on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @03:21AM (#13061660)
Microsoft has this program but it's pretty bad. Only masters courses are allowed with managers approval. Rest is out of pocket. Most managers don't approve. Tuition benefit is very much a myth.
Re:Amazon Worker Jumps Off Company Building After E-Mail to ... by mmcconnell1618 on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @07:35AM (#13062647)
Microsoft tuition assistance is available for both undergraduate and graduate programs. There are annual limits to how much is reimbursed and you get more for graduate school. Yes, it does require manager approval too. (I work at Microsoft)
Re:Amazon Worker Jumps Off Company Building After E-Mail to ... by ekianjo on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @06:18AM (#13062341)
The parent said "companies" not necessarily "tech companies".
Re:Amazon Worker Jumps Off Company Building After E-Mail to ... by ericd on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @05:18AM (#13062121)
Really? I know a bunch. Almost all startups, for starters.
Re:Amazon Worker Jumps Off Company Building After E-Mail to ... by dagw on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @06:21AM (#13062355)
As in university tuition? Or as in sometimes they decide to send you on a course and pay for it?
Re:Amazon Worker Jumps Off Company Building After E-Mail to ... by rifung on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @04:34AM (#13061928)
Facebook doesn't do it either at least from the last I heard, because supposedly they don't care whether you have a degree or not.
Re:Amazon Worker Jumps Off Company Building After E-Mail to ... by jtcond13 on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @09:13AM (#13063108)
Yes, although the IRS only allows companies to offer ~5k/yr before the money becomes taxable compensation.
Re:Amazon Worker Jumps Off Company Building After E-Mail to ... by clifanatic on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @01:59PM (#13065345)
Travelocity paid for 100% of my tuition and books to finish my Master's degree. I did sign an agreement that I would stay there for two years after graduation, though, and I had to maintain a B or better average.
Re:Amazon Worker Jumps Off Company Building After E-Mail to ... by jpindar on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @10:29AM (#13063591)
It's pretty common at manufacturing and (non-software) engineering companies.