Know What You're Signing Up For - ESL Teacher SayABC Employee Review

2.0
May 14, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

SayABC has some of the best pay in the online ESL industry ($20-26/hour) and very good curriculum. Teachers also get to work with homerooms of the same children regularly, and it's really wonderful to see them grow and improve.

Cons

Prospective teachers should be aware of what they are getting into. SayABC is a company that prioritizes new teachers over experienced ones. This is evidenced firstly by their $100 referral bonus (one of the highest in the industry). This incentivizes teachers to refer new teachers who are then given priority in homeroom bookings. When you are first hired, chances are you will receive a lot of homerooms. However, if you ever have to take time off, no matter how far in advance you let the company know, they will give your homerooms to another teacher, and you will never get them back again. If the company accidentally assigns your homerooms to another teacher due to a technical glitch on their end, you will never get them back again. If you ever have to cancel a class, again, no matter how far in advance you let them know, you risk losing your homerooms. You will also receive negative marks on your record that will reduce your booking rate and never go away, even if they were given months ago. Even if you follow the rules, open your schedule appropriately and do everything right, if you ever have to close your schedule on a day that you regularly work, you will lose homerooms. If you’re looking for an online ESL company where you can build your career, grow with the company, and increase your bookings, don’t choose SayABC. If you are looking for a 3-6 month high-paying job and can drop them before they drop you, SayABC is the one for you.

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SayABC Response
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Hi Teacher, Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feedback here. As always, we really do appreciate your feedback on areas for potential improvements or adjustments.We are sorry to hear the negative points you touched upon in reference to your time as a SayABC teacher. We will definitely take your suggestions into consideration and provide an even better place for our amazing teachers!

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

1) most of the students were very interested in learning 2) parents were very involved in supporting their children to be successful in their lessons 3) parents read the feedback I wrote on their child's progress and were open to suggestions I made to enhance their child's learning 4) The curriculum was from National Geographic and was very interesting for the students and myself 5) It was easy for me to do scaffolding from the lessons to enhance what the students were learning 6) I was able to use my creativity to make the classes more fun for the students 7) The students were generally very smart and well mannered 8) The SAYABC management showed appreciation for the extra effort I made to help the students

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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