Employee Review
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Don't
Oct 4, 2021 - Educational ConsultantRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-Flexibility when picking hours, willing to work around your schedule -Opportunities to work more hours
Cons
It is a glorified call center. Mind numbing work. Non-existent management. Draining. No work-life balance. Taking advantage of people with education backgrounds by stressing the idea that we are helping people. In reality, we are guilt tripping parents and students into purchasing more expensive packages. We were trained to sell 1:1 tutoring over small classes since it was more expensive. However, not all students benefit from this expensive 1:1 tutoring. Silly coming from a company that stresses individual learning needs, to not care about the learning needs of students when focusing on higher sale value. We were told our mission was to help people learn and provide individual learning support, while recommending products we know is not the most beneficial for that person. People in my cohort were fired without warning for not meeting quota when we just started and were told we didn't have a quota. Confusing. Trainers were disingenuous. But who can blame them, the company hires multiple cohorts a month with 20+ people each. Honestly, who can care about new hires when so many are constantly hired and fired like clockwork. For your mental and physical health, run the other way. Especially to those who love teaching and helping students. This is not for you. It is a facade. Making people believe that we are working for the good of the student and learning. If you have a conscience, simply don't. One aspect that I really really did not enjoy was the "metrics". I had someone direct message me about my activity being low when I never had low metrics. However, I was in training all day which explained that. I was basically told that I had to meet a mark by the end of the day or else. This sends the message that one slip up and you're out. That stress that someone is always watching and you can't fall under a certain number is bad for mental health and induces stress. There is a feature called "idle time" where if you are not moving your keyboard and mouse the time adds up. I constantly was checking my metrics and time so that I wouldn't get that dreaded message. All sales companies care about metrics to a certain extent but this is not the way. As long as monthly quotas are met, people should not be held on such a short leash. We are people not robots. Being treated as such is not conducive for workplace success and employee moral. After quitting, I re-read all the reviews and they all resonated with me and were true. I thought that these bad reviews came from people who were incompetent and lazy. I am a hard working and very passionate about everything I do. In no means, am I incompetent or lack the ability to exceed in my work performance. However, I was wrong and foolish thinking that the reviews about this company were from misinformed individuals. They are all true and accurate to what this company is.
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Other Employee Reviews
- Current Contractor★★★★★
Pros
You can make some extra cash
Cons
Can’t change your schedule when it comes to classws
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
This once wonderful company is now fast sinking ship.
Mar 23, 2023 - Sales ConsultantRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Remote work, full benefits including insurance, PTO, 401k, and free tutoring.
Cons
I've been working here for years, and this used to be a great place to work. It was fun, exciting, and it felt like somewhere you could grow. I've worn a few hats since I've been here, and this job has turned into a mindless, scripted, soul-sucking, suffocating, micro-managed, overworked role. Sales goals have been made absolutely impossible to attain, leaving you without your bonus, and the measly hourly pay. Metrics are observed under a microscope, and consultants are constantly hounded over every possible one. There is constant change to the sales process with blatant disregard to how it will affect anyone or anything but the bottom dollar, making this already challenging job, even more difficult, as you're expected to adapt and thrive with these constant changes, or get bullied and booted out. People are overworked, over time is begged for, enforced. This job used to feel like you were really helping families, students- but now everything is a robotic cash grab. Little pay for a lot of effort, low morale. And it's mandatory that you work evenings and weekends, no matter how long you work here. The false positivity and toxicity mentioned in other reviews is absolutely real. There is a big disconnect between consultants/lower management, and upper management/C levels. A LOT of people were laid off right before the holidays last year, with no warning or reason (this is actually the second time this has happened). And a week later we were bragging about a big contract that was obtained with a school district (a contract that was obtained in part, by the people that were just laid off). There have been a lot of decisions and changes made in the last few months that show how greedy and eager they are to please the share holders, changes that are driving a lot of tutors, employees, and clients to get angry and leave. I have personally been bullied, gaslit, chastised, and taken advantage of in my time here, all while being overworked, and underpaid. The issues mentioned just brush the surface of the rapidly growing problem of a work environment and company that VT has turned out to be.
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