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Sylvan Learning Centers

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Lousy place to work, lousy place to send your kids for tutoring, I couldn't quit soon enough - Tutor Sylvan Learning Centers Employee Review

2.0
Apr 22, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Alright experience if you want to teach eventually, but that is the only reason you would want to work here

Cons

Charge students ridiculous prices, and give tutors the tiniest fraction. Ex: $50/student, 3 students/ tutor; Sylvan makes $150, tutor gets $15 They would cancel shifts the same day. You make plans around your work schedule only to have work cancelled 3 hours before your start. They accept students even if they don't have a tutor qualified to help them. I was hired for a science tutoring position and several of my students were paying for and attending sessions for weeks before I got there, without anyone that could really help them.

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Pros

Flexible hours, great work environment.

Cons

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Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

I enjoyed the work I did do. Working with the children and helping with teachers was fun and I got to socialize quite often with staff and students.

Cons

I was fired for missing one shift because my mother ended up in an accident. I did not get to explain myself for missing said shift and was told to think about my actions for 4 days before being let go. Extremely unprofessional.

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