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
7y
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.
5.0
Jul 14, 2018

So far so good!

Recommend
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Pros

I love that the classes are booked by the company and the platform is terrific. The classes are so much fun!

Cons

I can't think of any right now.

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Magic Ears Response
7y
Thank you for your awesome review! I am glad you enjoy your time with us!
5.0
Jul 7, 2018

Best Company Ever!

Recommend
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Pros

I absolutely love working for Magic Ears! They are friendly, accommodating, helpful, fair and kind. I have felt welcome ever since I got hired. I get paid great! The company provides helpful feedback and always has the teachers best interest. I love how inclusive Magic Ears is. They have a very diverse teacher pool.

Cons

I can’t think of any cons!

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Magic Ears Response
7y
Thanks for your supporting!
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