Most likely, the employee will have to consider what the opportunity cost would be of going back to school vs. working. If the employee goes back to school, this would most likely mean that he will have to stop working, or will have to work less. Therefore, he will lose out on these earnings, as well as on tuition fees and other expenses schools require. Therefore, he needs to consider whether this loss will be compensated by his future earnings after he graduates from school.
