Magic Ears reviews

4.1

78% would recommend to a friend

(240 total reviews)

55% positive business outlook

Magic Ears has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 240 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Magic Ears employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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240 reviews
1.0
Feb 26, 2020

Terrible ESL COMPANY

Recommend
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Pros

The pay is good, you can get extra bonus dollars for signing in early and picking up peaktime classes. The cancellation policy is good. Sick cancellations and emergency cancellations are good as well.

Cons

They message you to pick up classes WHILE YOU'RE TEACHING. The ranking system is unfair. Someone can rank up in two days with 10 classes, while someone with 200 hours and mostly five star reviews have not. They have a facebook group but when you ask questions it's considered complaining. They micro manage you outside of work ! JUST SAY NO TO MAGIC EARS.

5.0
Dec 6, 2019

ESL teacher

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Love the support from the coaches. The platform is easy to navigate! Never have to actually lesson prep! Classes are fun!

Cons

Hours are limited, you still need plenty of props, amd sometimes, technical issues can occur. Overall, it's still an excellent job to have!

5.0
Oct 11, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

I've had experience with several online ESL companies, and in my opinion, Magic Ears is without a doubt the best one for several reasons. - Higher pay. If you look at their pay scale, they pay a solid 10-20% more than the other companies for essentially the same work. As a brand new teacher I was able to make $22 an hour, whereas all other companies offer around 16-20. - Flexible schedule and cancellation. They are extremely lenient when it comes to cancellations or time off. They also don't require a minimum amount of hours. Teach as much or as little as you want. - Great interactive customized platform. Other companies simply have scanned slides for their teaching material. The Magic Ears platform is relatively high-tech with many features. The only other company that I've seen with as good a platform as Magic Ears is Qkids. - Great support and organization. They're still a somewhat new company, so it used to be a little hectic and disorganized. However they have improved immensely in last couple of months. And I see they're still constantly improving and innovating. very responsive and never any problem with pay or anything. - Extra jobs. I've never had the privilege of being offered one, but I see that a good amount of teachers have been given extra jobs such as interviewing prospective teachers, editing, social media and others. Which is something I like to see.

Cons

A lot of the cons are not unique to Magic Ears, but I'll list them all anyway. - Awkward hours. This is inevitable and not the company's or anybody else's fault. Just a matter of geography. You'll have to face this no matter what company you go with. - Unreliable/low bookings. This can especially be true for newer teachers. Magic Ears has a system where they give more bookings to teachers who have better parent reviews and have been with the company longer. Which is totally fair if you think about it and I've experienced this myself. I got fewer bookings just starting out but I'm starting to get more now after 7 months with them. There's also periods where there's a low amount of students/bookings due to Chinese holidays. Just something to keep in mind.

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