[Does so]

My County would’ve paid a higher salary for achieving one’s Master’s degree.

[Political Junkie Too]

I've noticed throughout my career that people in businesses who get a Master's degree on their own (not through a high performance employee development program) often see little advancement in their current department. They're too "typecast" in their former roles.

People like this have to leave and go to another company where they're not already established in the minds of leadership.

-PJ