Not worth it. - Teacher Magic Ears Employee Review

I would have let this go if they hadn't sent me a rude email at the end after I told them I wouldn't teach for them any more. Here's my experience: I really wanted to like this company, but... They micromanage and watch every class very closely. Among other things, they complained that I spin in my chair and they didn't like the way I extended the material on the slides. For example, I asked one kid if they liked ice cream. They said not to ask them if they like ice cream. Let me say that with my other company I have taught over 4,000 classes and have a perfect 5 star rating with the parents. I have been doing this for over 2 years now. I have never had a single complaint about "spinning" in my chair. I have never received anything but positive compliments about my ability to extend the material and practice conversation with the students. Another con is that they want you to be in the classroom 10 minutes early as part of the bonus. The thing is, this is not just part of the bonus, it is an expectation. If you are not there 10 minutes early (I could only be 5 min early because of teaching classes with my other company), they will blow up your phone. They want you to be on camera at least 30 seconds early as well. Another con is that the platform is very buggy. Sometimes the camera won't open, sometimes the students can't see the slides. When a class is not able to be taught due to issues with *their* platform, a teacher is not compensated. To add to this, and this may or may not be their fault, I got a terrible virus on my computer right after I downloaded their teaching app. I had to reinstall Windows and lost a lot of my programs.