re: How desperate are companies for workers? Target will now pay 100% of college tuition

Pretty much everywhere I have ever worked has offered "free college" tuition, but there are always catches.

You must maintain a certain grade, or you repay
You must earn degree in certain timeframe
You must commit to stay with company for X years

It's a great benefit, sure, but let's get real.
-most "hourly" workers are not going to stick with it.
-the company will lord this benefit over them whenever the concept of pay raise, etc, comes up.

Eventually, the gubment will surely want to value that free tuition and tax it, right?

The actual company that runs this program administers programs for Walmart, Chipotle, Disney, Taco Bell, and others...

Curious if anyone here has successfully leveraged this into a real degree?