Total Caos - English As A Second Language Teacher OKpanda Employee Review

1.0
12 Jan 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Support is good, but watching the teachers have so many errors and problems, you see by their errors in sentences, that they don't have a clue. While these are teachers. Many of the so called teachers need English classes for sentence structure and pronunciation. So Sad!

Cons

People trying to teach English, but suck at proper English. Just CRAZY! They constantly have turnover for a reason. Someone thinks they need 50-60 teachers, when they may have 20 students at the most for certain hours of the day (50:20 Teacher to Student Ratio), not good. Teaching may be a good basis for the company, but allowing the teachers to make money and have teachers stay, is another. When there is that much turnover and not enough students, something is wrong or someone doesn't know what they are doing. Students are learning that the free classes are great in a promo, but not willing to pay beyond. There is NO WAY to make money with this program and it is supposed to be our job. Yeah Right!

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1.0
23 Feb 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Extra pocket money if any money

Cons

They want you to give all your time to the company, but volunteers gets paid more

5.0
12 Sept 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

When I first started working with them I didn't have many bookings and was just about to quit, when they scheduled a call with me and offered several different ways which could help me improve my booking rate. The team leads are always there to help and provide support, but they do require you go through the policies and everything before you start. Other teachers who work there are also great - most of them are willing to share their experiences and advice with you and every month, there is a ceremony organized where they compliment their teacher's work. After working at the company for a year, I was offered a raise (but I understand the company has a new owner now who invests more in the VTs) from $3.25 to $4 for 25 minutes. The platform they use is great and the lesson materials are prepared for each lesson, you don't have to prepare anything extra because the materials are just enough and the students seem to enjoy them.

Cons

They have this instructor manual with all the requirements and policies you need to know. This explains how the platform works, how you get paid, what happens when you cancel lessons, etc. But I guess you really need to know this if you intend to teach here.

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