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Get a Degree at Starbucks

August 04, 2014 / PSU-AAUP

Labor Notes
July 31st, 2014

Seems like every day we’re confronted with another study showing how much a college degree increases your earning power and career potential.

So when Starbucks announced it would help employees get four-year degrees, media praised the company’s altruism.

Few looked at the fine print. Starbucks is offering reduced tuition at a single online university, for the first two years of study. For the next two years, if you’re working 20 or more hours a week, Starbucks will reimburse the full tuition—after graduation.

Can you count the red flags?

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