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There should be a way for companies to invest in promising interns, paying some of their tuition costs in exchange for a certain number of years employment with

There should be a way for companies to invest in promising interns, paying some of their tuition costs in exchange for a certain number of years employment with the company afterwards. While this wouldn't work for many fields, it would certainly help in cases like this (and tech in general). It would seem that with as much as companies pay for head-hunters and recruiters (and how much they whine about the lack of quality candidates), it would be a no-brainier.

NkVczPkybiXICG 13y ago
The freedom to quit is vital to maintaining a non-exploitative workplace.
- foobarian 13y ago
  Reminds me of how H1Bs work. Quit -> must go back to home country. Can be quite a motivation if the home country is a lousy place.
pliny 13y ago
You are describing indentured servitude, which is illegal because it is a form of slavery.
- noonespecial 13y ago
  I'm not quite seeing that. Kobe signs a contract agreeing to play for the Lakers. Musicians sign deals to work for record companies, often for "advance" money up front and no guarantee of future payments. Its just a contract. Mutually agreed upon. I'm sure it can be structured so that the student/employee can exit the contract with a reasonable repayment plan. Are current student loans, non-dischargeable through bankruptcy really that much better?
solistice 13y ago
Referring to my post above, excluding the obligation to work additional years, a similar system is in place in Germany. Of course American tuition fees seem to make it infeasible.
ryanlchan 13y ago
This is actually one of the tuition options that the US armed forces offers students: we pay for your schooling, and you serve in the military for an equal number of years. It's also quite common for your company to pay for business school for a promising employee as well.
- aestra 13y ago
  In ROTC programs, you also get military training while in school. They just don't pay for your tuition, it's an entire program, done with other recruits.

NkVczPkybiXICG 13y ago

The freedom to quit is vital to maintaining a non-exploitative workplace.

foobarian 13y ago
Reminds me of how H1Bs work. Quit -> must go back to home country. Can be quite a motivation if the home country is a lousy place.

pliny 13y ago

You are describing indentured servitude, which is illegal because it is a form of slavery.

noonespecial 13y ago
I'm not quite seeing that. Kobe signs a contract agreeing to play for the Lakers. Musicians sign deals to work for record companies, often for "advance" money up front and no guarantee of future payments. Its just a contract. Mutually agreed upon. I'm sure it can be structured so that the student/employee can exit the contract with a reasonable repayment plan. Are current student loans, non-dischargeable through bankruptcy really that much better?

solistice 13y ago

Referring to my post above, excluding the obligation to work additional years, a similar system is in place in Germany. Of course American tuition fees seem to make it infeasible.

ryanlchan 13y ago

This is actually one of the tuition options that the US armed forces offers students: we pay for your schooling, and you serve in the military for an equal number of years. It's also quite common for your company to pay for business school for a promising employee as well.

aestra 13y ago
In ROTC programs, you also get military training while in school. They just don't pay for your tuition, it's an entire program, done with other recruits.