employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Sylvan Learning Centers

Is this your company?

Exploitation at its finest - Tutor Sylvan Learning Centers Employee Review

1.0
May 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The con here is that it is really quite refreshing and fun (for teachers) to work with students on such an intimate and small group basis. This is the only pro of working for this organization. I am pretty sure the majority of the "glowing reviews" on this board are from insiders who have been incentivized to write them.

Cons

Whoever thought up this business concept was pretty ingenious; I'll give them that. Take one "pro" (the above mentioned) and turn this into a way of sucking gullible, giving, nice, underemployed, well educated people into working for $13/ hour after they have spent thousands of dollars on an education and professional certifications. In exchange, you get a crappy sporadic work schedule, no respect from management and/ or the owner (who, incidentally, is the only person making money off this arrangement), overbooked nights and weekends and enough bitterness to last for months depending on how long it takes you to realize that you, teacher, are a great big sucker with a capital "S" who exists to build your owner's retirement plan.

Explore other reviews about Sylvan Learning Centers

5.0
May 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, great work environment.

Cons

Managing the kids is difficult at times.

2.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All