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
Jul 20, 2018

Not worth it.

Recommend
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Pros

Really nice kids. The lessons are interactive and play music. Referral bonus is easy to get.

Cons

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.

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Magic Ears Response
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I'm sorry for the misunderstanding, things could have worked better. Magic Ears has very high requirements about class and provides the best help for teachers. Magic Ears will review classes of teachers regularly according to ranking and provide feedback, and we will review classes with low ratings just in case the low rating is invalidated. And various topics of workshops are also provided for any signed teachers. Our requirements about entering the classroom early is, if you could enter 8 mins for first class of that day, you will get extra $1 bonus for all the classes you teach. And if you don't want the bonus, enter 5 mins early or inform us ahead of time and enter at least 2 mins early is fine. Magic Ears has higher requirements for equipment because it's group class that holding 5 people's video and audio in real time. However, according to our statistics, our bug rate is much less than similar platform. Thanks for your advice, and Magic Ears will be better and better with the dream of Magic teachers and kids.
1.0
Jun 14, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

One of the highest potential pay rates of any online ESL company.

Cons

I've worked for three different online ESL companies. Magic Ears ranks: - Worst curriculum of the three (one example is how slide amounts vary wildly between lessons, another example is how minimal the interactivity is) - Worst monetary fines of the three (granted, they can waive these fines at their discretion, but if you miss your first class, you're charged $20 plus they automatically cancel all your remaining classes for the day, meaning teachers have been fined $120 for missing ONE single class) - Worst micromanaging of the three (constant requests for 3am meetings, many other teachers have confirmed this as well) - Worst starting booking rate of the three (50% booking rate, granted Gogokid had a near 0% booking rate for the first month, but then immediately shot up to 80+%, where as Magic Ears will potentially keep you at 50% for months on end) And there's even more if you search the archive. Magic Ears has the highest potential pay, but keep in mind that there was a controversy recently over Senior teachers (meaning the teachers who've taught for quite a while, who are supposed to be booked at 80%) getting terrible booking rates. Source: Taught over sixty classes with Magic Ears

3.0
Dec 2, 2020

Okay part time job

Recommend
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Pros

You work from home and the pay is decent per hour, especially if you get enough classes.

Cons

Too animated for me and pick you apart over little things such as not smiling enough. Kids are allow to leave derogatory comments about you and it can get stressful.

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