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Sylvan Learning Centers reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,260 total reviews)

John McAuliffe

75% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Sylvan Learning Centers has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,260 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sylvan Learning Centers 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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1K reviews
4.0
Jan 23, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As a college student, Sylvan was very flexible with my schedule. Also, working with the various types of students at different levels and grades was a joy.

Cons

The shifts were often too short with a low hourly pay. My biggest complaint would be directed towards the times when I spent the time to get ready and drive to work for a two hour shift. It often didn't seem worth the time.

1.0
Jan 23, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people at lower staff level. Management could bring in good people, but they could not keep them long enough to build a solid foundation.

Cons

The company was in a revolving door with people coming and going, few had any institutional knowledge, and those of that did had an unbalanced burden of the important work dumped on us with inadequate support.

1.0
Jan 15, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The students CAN make progress if there are good directors who actually check in on their programs AND if there are good teachers hired.

Cons

SO MANY. I have been a teacher and director. MINIMAL PAY. SEVERAL new employees were hired after me and some made 10-20K more than I did, even though I've had several years of successful experience with the company and trained most of the new hires. NONSENSICAL BONUSES- bonuses are essentially based off of hitting budget goals for the month and EBITDA goals for the year. What that means is your goals are essentially based off of how the center performed the prior year. SO if you are running a successful center that makes money you are LESS LIKELY to continue earning bonuses. New directors who are hired and work for lesser performing centers can do a semi-decent job and actually make bonuses where as veterans don't. NO HELP FROM CORPORATE- I work for a corporate center and they essentially exist to tell you how crappy you are at the job. Minimal praise. Angry parents have complained that they can never find a corporate number to complain to. HUGE TURNOVER- If you like interviewing constantly, this is a great position because it's impossible to keep tutors at the extremely low hourly wages. NO EDUCATIONAL GOALS- The company literally has goals on ALL business matrix but doesn't care if the kids make growth. There is no longer an academic goal for an students. THEY CARE ABOUT DOLLARS NOT KIDS SHADY!- The company emailed specific directors asking them to "sign up" for a date in order to post a review on glassdoor. They never told us to say positive things, BUT they only emailed CERTAIN directors. A BIT SKETCHY! Bottom line: YOU ARE A TOOL. They don't give a crap about you, want you to work over 40+ hours a week, and pay you a salary that is totally arbitrary. RUNNNN NOW. Go work for ANY OTHER company.

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