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Micro-management is not the answer - Center Director Sylvan Learning Centers Employee Review

1.0
Dec 16, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

* Enjoyed this job for the first two years, but then new owners came in and destroyed it. Last two years have been awful. * Love the teachers I worked with. *Love the parents and students and watching the confidence blossom.

Cons

* Micro-management to the highest degree coming from Sylvan National and from the franchisee. * An owner who didn't know anything about the educational aspect of the business and was concerned only with profit, not students, not teachers, not directors. * Sylvansync (the new IPAD-based program) is riddled with technology problems and is not nearly as effective as the old paper-based program. * No room for growth from a career standpoint. *Very long hours.

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Pros

Flexible hours, great work environment.

Cons

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2.0
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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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