These Americans fled the country to escape their giant student debt

[sanantone]

This is the reason why I didn't take advantage of tuition reimbursement at any of my jobs. Most only offered $2,000 or less per year, and I would have had to work for them an extra month for each month they funded. I knew I could get a higher-paying job soon, and the increase in salary was greater than the maximum reimbursement. Taking advantage of tuition reimbursement can result in you losing money by having to turn down job offers or cough up thousands as soon as you quit, so you have to carefully calculate the benefit. If you're planning on getting a promotion at the same company, then this isn't an issue.