Thinking about leaving for grad school, but am also thinking about staying in case Intel would cover some costs? Not sure how likely that is going to be now - tips? Suggestions on how to ask for the cost coverage?
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Working at Intel during layoffs is stressful. It will require a lot of hard work and focus to do well. Going to grad school and getting a good education is tough to. Is there enough hours in the day to do both? I guess if you work half time at Intel, that is 12 hours and the other half time at grad school, you will still have 12 hours to sleep and take care of your health.
Most requests for tuition reimbursement are declined unless you are a DEI hire.
Talk to your manager tell them you want to do grad school, tuition reimbursement will totally survive, issue always is management support. I believe there is a year commitment to stay at Intel from last reimbursement. Recommend you pursue within Intel, if they say they won't support then you know you will need to leave to get it done. I have found very spotty/tepid support, expect the worst but they might surprise you, and Intel does auto pay increase after completing your degree. They will get phenomenal work at a low price from you while you are in school with huge potential for large impact in the future. Some leadership sees you bettering yourself as a fast track to put you in better positions. Good luck
Leave for grad school and remain there until you retire. That's what the hippies did.
In current environment it would be unlikely that tuition reimbursement will survive. However, if you are talented and highly valued in your team, there should be little downside for you to ask you manager to see if they can make it happen. At that point, you can decide what to do.