Pros
-Flexible Scheduling -Decent Pay -Free resources -Easy commute
Cons
-Students cancel last minute with very little notice given. I was once told not to come to work as I was driving to the office. I received no compensation -Management and parents play favorites with tutors. They will ensure that whenever that their favorite tutors get lots of hours, but will leave scraps to other tutors. One of my 2 week pay periods ended up having only have 4 hours of work. -The center prioritizes numbers at the expense of teachers. They will hire more tutors than they can give hours to, which leaves certain tutors pinched for hours. -Managers are very superficial and only enforce dress code based on how much they like certain tutors. If management likes you enough you can come into work wearing a hoodie and yoga pants despite the dress code being "business casual" . -Teachers are treated as a commodity. At any time, a manager can ask you to commute 1-2 hours one way to teach at another center for as little as 4 hours and will only compensate for gas 1 way. -Managers are also out of touch with the needs and struggles of teachers. They will claim that a 2 hour travel time isn't much when most teachers only work part time. -If you don't fit into their image of what a perfect teacher looks like, forget about decent treatment. If you happen to have any cosmetic issues, management will passive-aggressively single you out. -Very little chance for growth as a teacher. Pay raises happen very slowly and infrequently.
