Tutor.com reviews

It is difficult to get hours. You often have a long wait times between students and sessions are short (you are pressured to keep them under 30 minutes) so it is hard to accumulate paid hours. On top of that you are capped at 4 hours per day. So even if you can hit your max your total pay will be low. I rarely hit my max despite being logged in 6-8 hours/day, except around mid term/final exam weeks. On top of that, the only time that is is busy is when kids are doing their homework, which is around 5-9pm ET. Hardly any students log on until school is out at ~2 pm ET. This makes it ok if you have a day job and want to work through dinner, but means it cannot be your day job unless you live in Hawaii. I had one really exceptional month in May during exam time where I took home $1000. Most months it is ~$300-$400 because I am logged in but there is no one to tutor.

Strict policies regarding session lengths (cannot work with a student longer than x number of minutes), acceptance percentages (must accept more than y% requests), x and y depend on the subject. Violations may result in warnings and terminations. Sometimes it is difficult to explain a concept or work on a problem and stay within limits. Certain questions may be outside the subject area but there is no clear rule to determine that. Bonuses and tutor employment depend heavily on student ratings some of which may be undeserved but cannot be removed. Some mentors are not so great and only concentrate on negative sides. Stress because of the above.