C2 Education reviews

Every location a semi-independent franchise, your experience varies depending on mgmt Last minute cancellations and scheduling always a mess (can have huge gaps, or show up only to have to everyone cancel, wasting the day) As-need, on-demand work, nigh impossible to plan week by week (unsteady income) Customers charged higher rates for 1-on-1 Employees paid a bare fraction of customer charges ($50/hr, office staff get may $10-12, tutors $21/hr) Company Sr Mgmt (above franchisee level) more profit-oriented, focusing on standardized tests more than academic subject tutoring for students; level of avarice in site mgmt varies between locations (some run locations as lifestyle side business, others as ruthless capitalists, full spectrum out there). Some parents push their children too far ("doctor, lawyer, or failure" mentality, pushing a 7th grader to study for SAT math, etc). How mgmt handles this says a lot. Loads of staff but tiny number of hours (ex: 3 site directors, 2 secretaries, a site owner and 12-15 tutors booked for maybe 4-10 hrs per tutor per week). Again, varies by franchise.

Management doesn't give hours fairly. Upon being hired and signing into the "welcome to c2" conference call I was told to sign off and immediately tutor because I was told that "No one really cares about that stuff anyway." by the owner which should have set the tone for the rest of my time of employment. I was hired to work 20 hours a week and the hours just dwindled and dwindled. After showing initiative and competency to tutor as many subjects as possible and coming in at the drop of a hat for the boss it didn't do any good. I just got the same excuse "Sorry, we're slow. I'll let you know when it picks back up again." and you're supposed to just take the loss which they didn't tell me upon hiring me. When it's busy you can have up to 4 students/tutor which then just turns it into an overpriced daycare. In my year working there I saw quite a few employees come and go. It's very clear that it's just an investment the owner is trying to squeeze money out of.