Wonderful teaching opportunity from home - Online ESL Teacher 31abc Employee Review

5.0
Apr 2, 2021
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Pros

Staff books lessons for more consistent students and schedule. Supportive staff. They are very appreciative and it feels like a family. No daily feedback for students. Closed on US Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Also closed during major Chinese Holidays. The holiday schedule for the year is announced ahead of time. The students and families are wonderful! Compensation is fair and there are opportunities for pay increases. I had worked at a larger company for almost 2 years. I switched to 31abc about 8 months ago and it was the best decision I could have made. I love the smaller company, the flexibility in teaching, and feeling appreciated. There is a monthly meeting that coaches are highly encouraged to attend. The monthly meetings are a great place to get helpful advice and tips from other coaches.

Cons

Instead of daily feedback, coaches complete 2 reports during each unit. The reports are a little longer and sometimes very time consuming to complete when first starting. The more lessons you teach and get to know students, the easier they become. There is not a lot of resources and training available to new coaches. If you are brand new to teaching ESL online, it can be overwhelming. They are actively working to set up trainings and resources. It is a little difficult to connect with other coaches other than the monthly meetings.

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5.0
Jan 13, 2023
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Pros

When I started with this company back in 2016, I remember there being 0 reviews for this company. It was not very well known. Since then, I have had the privilege to see them grow and succeed. I truly enjoyed working for this company. The only reason I am not working for them anymore is due to the changing laws in china along with life events that have happened to me personally. This job helped me to love teaching again! It is a fun job and stress free environment. If I could, I would go back to work for them in a heartbeat! I have to give a shout out to Linda, she is amazing and always there for you. Pay raises are consistent. Work from home. You have the freedom to teach how you want. The students are mostly sweet, obedient and hard working. The staff truly cares about you. The lessons are already pre planned so you don’t have to do any preparation beforehand.

Cons

Waking very early can be hard when you are first starting out. Sometimes the children can be very mischievous. The ever changing laws in China make it difficult for everyone.

1.0
Jun 11, 2020
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Pros

-Students and parents are amazing! -Good hours -Good money until it wasn't (see cons)

Cons

I was with the company for also two years and I had with a full schedule with very happy parents! Until I could not do it anymore and I quit. Below are the reasons I did and the reasons you should look else where for a job! -The company cut "all" staff pay by half through an email ( some teachers did get a phone call, not me)that was also retroactive a week. So I was working for about half my pay without even knowing it! Later found out not everyone got the cut! I totally understand these are hard times but don't lie and be up front. Oh then found out they raised the class prices for the company. Ummm something is not right here? -There class materials had many grammar mistakes that they would never correct "Knee Buffers"? what? -Are in a bad mood so staff can't talk to you. (I am not kidding this was an excuse not to talk to me once!) -Oh then you quit because you deserve better and then they don't pay you the last of your pay check. To be fair they do have a policy if you don't give 30 days you don't get your check, but they told me a week after they changed my pay that it was about $6 less a class! And this is not the first time they changed the pay scale! -Most of their teachers are looking for other job because they are treated so badly. -They closed our teacher chat so no one could talk to each other. - And just a lot of lies.

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31abc Response
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Hello coach from New York. Thank you for reviewing. Because of the pandemic, a lot of companies were facing enormous pressure and had to cut salary in order to survive. Right now we are recovering gradully. The main reason we closed teacher chat is that we used it to post notifications. If teachers chat in the group, the notifications will be covered easily. We were sorry that you had to leave and we wish you success in your future career. About the grammar mistake you mentioned, it has been corrected already. There are no perfect teaching materials. It is due to the efforts of our nice coaches that we can improve our courseware step by step. Really appreciate it!
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