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Draft - Tuition Reimbursement has been discontinued
Just a little something that I am working on. Any thoughts or suggestions would be nice!
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To whom it may concern,
Imagine if your employer took away $3000 out of your pocket each year without an official statement or warning. This is exactly what has happened to every single employee that works for (company name removed); corporate, regional and district wide. Due to unknown circumstances tuition reimbursement has been canceled until further notice. We have not been officially notified of this change to benefits, nor has there been any word of when, or if, this benefit will ever return. This letter is not a call for change, but a spread of information.
One fault to be found in this event is that the company is actively discouraging the education and training of its employees. As a leader in (removed) a highly cultivated workforce should be expected. We should be encouraged to make ourselves better, and in doing so making the company better with improved skills, abilities and ideas. The loss of compensated tuition reduces the likelihood of voluntarily undergoing additional education as we are now forced to pay out of pocket for tuition expenses. This change in what we could expect changes the view and outlook of the company as well.
How the company is viewed by its employees changes dramatically when the knowledge of this development spreads. This sudden and unannounced loss of tuition reimbursement conveys a lack of commitment and trust. The company is no longer committed to provide the tools and resources to create a better and smarter team. We lost merely one of all the benefits provided for us. What will happen if we lose the others? A lack of trust is now apparent as we are no longer assured of being provided for in the future. We were not notified of any change, and we must now wonder what else may go away or change hereafter without being communicated. How we view the company as a whole affects the individual at the same time.
The removal of such an important benefit works to only lower the morale, loyalty and dedication of those who participate, and those who intended to partake in the program. Why should we, and how could we, give the company our all when we have already lost the commitment and trust of the business? We all naturally operate in a give and take society; it is ingrained into our very being. If the company no longer gives what it can to provide for us, how will we ever be able to reciprocate and give back to the company with same and full dedication as before? How can we continue to look highly and stand proudly when we are associated with the company when it begins to turn away from us?
To reiterate, this letter is not a call for change, but a spread of information. I only wish to increase the knowledge of the loss affecting each and every employee of this company whether you may participate, have participated, or intended to participate in the program. There is no obligation by the company to provide such a valuable resource to its employees, but in the same vein is extremely difficult to see the change that has occurred in a positive light. If you agree with any or all of this letter, I encourage you to pass it along so that everyone is aware of the changes taking place.
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