Comments on: Tuition-assistance benefits pay for themselves

By: Healthcare in CA

Healthcare in CA — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:18:15 +0000

We are in Healthcare. This is only true for our patience care employees. Our non-patient care employees leave once they’ve completed their schooling simply because there are little to no positions available (besides the entry level) and they do not receive more pay other than their annual merit increase (2-4%). However, the value added on our patient care side greatly out weighs the admin staff. It is still a good beenfit for the hospital.

By: Mar

Mar — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:26:41 +0000

I don’t think this article was targeted at employees who are employed full time in low level positions while working toward a law degree. Not to be rude – but I would have to ask why someone with a law degree, who had passed the bar exam, would continue to work in a “low level administrative assistant role for many years”.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:15:21 +0000

I agree with Stacy, but also found it to be true in large organizations as well. Once I completed my law degree and passed the Bar I continued in my same low level administrative assistant role for many years. Never got a pay increase except the usual one or two percent per year.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:38:43 +0000

I find the opposite to be true because most in smaller companies, the positions that these employees have gone to get higher education for are not usually open. They might wait around until they fulfill their contractual obligation for Tuition assistance but once that is up and nothing has opened up for them, nor has the employer given them an increase based on acquiring a degree or higher degree, they will leave.