Pros
The only pros to this job are the students. It is fantastic to see students improve.
Cons
-Low pay, for long, strange hours. Full time employees work 10 hour days four days a week plus 4 hours on Saturday or Sunday. That is the official policy, however, it is routine to have to stay longer. - Time off policies are horrible. Centers are open nearly every day of the year, including some holidays. Half of the summer is a 'black out' period, and employees are not able to take time off. -Corporate group think is everywhere. You are encouraged to be relentlessly positive. - Low pay for a lot of work. - Full time workers are essentially in sales. You have to sell the Center to parents and kids, and a low paying job to future tutors and teachers. -A huge emphasis on money, even to the detriment of children and teachers. A student who threw chairs at teachers was allowed to continue to come until his parents stopped paying.