[kylegill]

It's strange to me working at a startup how vastly different the company programs are to support employees at enterprise level companies, the scale of this kind of program dwarfs our entire company many many times over.

Maybe this program will go entirely unused like my $500 yearly education budget though.

[forgetfulness]

A $500 won't even get you proper training or a certification from the vendor of that massive tool and/or service that your business relies on, that's why it goes unused. It's large enough that you feel like blowing it on a Coursera course or a book feels too little and small enough not to be of actual importance.

[the_only_law]

Can I blow it on books? That sounds like enough for two of the ridiculously overpriced books I constantly eye.

[maerF0x0]

Dang, what kinda books you eyeing?

Knuth's set was the most expensive one I've bought recently

[leetcrew]

I suspect these benefits are pretty cheap to offer, at least most years. my employer has a fairly generous tuition reimbursement benefit, but people rarely use it. most people don't want to slowly chip away at a degree on top of a full-time job.