#educationreimbursement

Hey, Comcasters! Let's help each other out. List your best tips, tricks, or advice for on what to do to maximize Comcast benefits before being laid off.

• For example, Flex Days and Floating Holidays are not paid out, but vacation days are. So, use your Floating Holidays first, then your Flex Days, and save your vacation days for last.

• Also, take advantage of your EdAssist educational benefit, which provides up to $8,000. According to the PDF, you become ineligible on the day you are notified of your layoff, so be sure to submit your request before you receive notice.

Not sure what the correctly terminology is, but for those that are having the company Reimburse them for education expenses, how will it work if those employees are laid off. Is there a requirement that the employee must work for the company a certain number of years?

Does anyone know if you have tuition reimbursement if it has to be paid back for being RIF'd or if you decide to take the VSP?

I've been at dell for 6 years now and to date, I've milked about 25k in certification programs from them. These courses/certs mean NOTHING to dell and won't help for a better raise or promotion but, they are resume builders and look good to other jobs. Plus, at the very least you get them to pay for courses you otherwise wouldn't afford, or care to take due to money constraints or whatever.

Two of the courses I've taken are 10k each - so that's 20k right there. The others were each about 2k each. A certificxation means nothing to dell though. you could get the highest sought after xyz and it won't affect your raise, bonus or chances of promotion whatsoever, so might as well just take courses on their dime that other companies 100% WILL value.

Also, since we have a $500 "fitness" reimburstment program, I suggest going out any purchasing $500 worth of weights, keeping them in the boxes, then submitting that receipt to Dell for that $500 reimuburstment. THen go return those weights for a $500 profit.

I want to quit so badly and I even have got interviews elsewhere but I’m held back by repaying my tuition. I have one more year for the two years so maybe I’ll just hang on til then. I hate this place so much.

Use your time to learn and get education. You have over 10k per year in Tuition reimbursement. Start using them the day you are eligible. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

What happens if you are laid off while enrolled in one of those Guilded Learning programs paid by Target? Will they still pay for the course?

Does anyone know the terms of paying back tuition if you quit? I know you have to pay back anything paid out in the last 24 months. How much time do you have to pay back the tuition and is it all due at once when you leave?