No bookings, no support, bad company - ESL Teacher SayABC Employee Review

1.0
May 7, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The kids are lovely and I really like the platform though I find it hard to give each student attention (up to four per class) with the time limit

Cons

Parents are kind of frustrating. I have opened my slots for 14 weeks in advance like they tell you to and I hardly get any hours. I've been with them for a few months now and I'm just now getting more hours but nothing like I thought I would. I see all these reviews on here and Reddit saying people make $1400-$2000 per month and I don't know where they get those hours or numbers because I haven't made anywhere near that. I keep seeing reviews saying they give all the new teachers all the bookings and let me tell you, they don't. The support team is awful, I accidentally booked myself for a time slot when I was out of town, I was unable to request leave from the portal and I explained this multiple times. After several emails back and forth between my recruiter and IT support, I had to get rude and I was finally able to take off, with penalty of course. Don't ever try to take time off with this company, their policy is wack. Overall I don't recommend this company at all. They're distant, not supportive and very hard to work with and for. I don't get any hours and I keep having to buy stuff for it (props, lights, etc.) It's not worth it, I've sunk more money in than I've made.

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SayABC Response
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Hi Teacher, Thank you for sharing your thought and feedback here ! SayABC really appreciates your kind words.We are sorry to hear that you had such poor experience with SayABC. As always, we really do appreciate your feedback on areas for potential improvements or adjustments. Teachers on our platform truly are the lifeblood of SayABC. We definitely will take your suggestions into consideration and provide an even better working environment for the amazing teachers!

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Cons

1) because of time zone differences and language barriers it was sometimes hard to get timely support for technical issues and and student behavioral issues (as an example I had a student who once came to class without pants or underwear) 2) because of the time zone differences I sometimes got important emails from the Management at times during my regular sleeping hours.

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