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Amazon & education benefits - Alpha - 09-09-2021
Amazon joins the ranks of corporations willing to pay for employees college degrees
Amazon to cover 100% of college tuition for U.S. hourly employees (cnbc.com)
RE: Amazon & education benefits - dfrecore - 09-10-2021
They've paid for like 10 years - they're just expanding their program (eligible after 90 days instead of a year, no limit to benefits, and more degrees covered now).
RE: Amazon & education benefits - Alpha - 09-10-2021
Yeah, the only problem is that in order to take advantage of the program you have to actually work for Amazon.
RE: Amazon & education benefits - dfrecore - 09-13-2021
(09-10-2021, 06:34 PM)Alpha Wrote: Yeah, the only problem is that in order to take advantage of the program you have to actually work for Amazon.
For someone young with little work experience, this is not a terrible option; it's no worse than the others with this benefit, like Walmart, Target, Chipotle, Papa John's, Taco Bell, etc.
RE: Amazon & education benefits - Alpha - 09-13-2021
(09-13-2021, 07:12 PM)dfrecore Wrote:(09-10-2021, 06:34 PM)Alpha Wrote: Yeah, the only problem is that in order to take advantage of the program you have to actually work for Amazon.
For someone young with little work experience, this is not a terrible option; it's no worse than the others with this benefit, like Walmart, Target, Chipotle, Papa John's, Taco Bell, etc.
You're probably right, no better, no worse. In my area they have a bad rep. Poor treatment, high turnover rate. It may be better than nothing but only by a bit. It's true though that many of us started in such a way. For me it was Barnes&Noble. At least I got away with a few free books.