Good students, good former manager; low pay, not much work - Tutor Jovie Employee Review

3.0
Apr 5, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

When I first started, my manager was very helpful and contacted me whenever there were possible students. I worked with a few students periodically and it was some nice side money. There isn't much training, but the manager assured me that they could get any resources/materials I may need. Their system is easy to use to enter the hours you worked.

Cons

A few months ago, my manager left and now I'm not sure if I'm even still employed with the company. I haven't received any calls about possible students and there hasn't been any communication. When I did have students, sometimes it is difficult to get to their homes if they aren't metro accessible and they don't reimburse you for travel time or cost. Compared to other tutoring companies in the area, the pay is pretty low, but I accepted because I really liked the atmosphere. Will probably be moving on very soon.

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

I've worked with Jovie Newport Beach since 2022. I started as an on-call nanny and worked my way up into administration. I am now in charge of recruitment, event coordination, and general management. I love the company culture and encourage families to use our services and for potential nannies to apply! I have met many great people through the Jovie network! It has been great!

Cons

I can't think of any cons!

2.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Help find you a family to work with. I could see how this could perhaps be great for part time

Cons

LOW PAY for the job. After 3 years with Jovie, I was getting paid $16/hr and my full-time family was paying somewhere from $26-28/hr. They told my nanny family I was getting higher raises than I was. MUCH fairer companies out there. No PTO due to "not being salaried employees" even though that's not how PTO works! Constantly nagged about logging in my hours even though I was always on top of it. Going through them was a pain. Don't recommend. Always wondered if why they rebranded from College Nannies and Sitters was to try to separate from all the negative reviews.

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