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It's better than nothing, but look at the target... $1 and hour of educational benefit ($2000/year divided by 2000 hours/day) is great for someone making $8 an hour. That's a 12.5% raise off the cuff. Apply it to someone making 100K, and it's a lot less.

Some big companies do full tuition reimbursement, but the # is shrinking over time.




I don't expect any Amazon employees who are making 100K to need a subsidized associates degree, though.


Many of Amazon's competitors in the employment market, however, offer tuition reimbursement for MSc or PhD degrees.


Did you read the page? It's a program for hourly workers in the warehouses, not for salaried employees who already have an education and a desirable career.




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