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Updated Jun 4, 2023

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Found 5,996 of over 6K reviews
3.8
74% Recommend to a Friend
85% Approve of CEO

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3.8
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85%
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

Pros
  • "Flexible hours allow you to create your own schedule and facilitating communication between patients and healthcare providers always leaves you with a feeling of accomplishment(in 363 reviews)
  • "staff were friendly and helpful(in 112 reviews)
  • "People are nice and easy to work with(in 111 reviews)
  • "Fun and great coworkers.(in 97 reviews)
  • "it was a good work environment(in 86 reviews)
Cons
  • "Low pay and sometimes it would require you to do more than your actual job description(in 672 reviews)
  • "This job makes me depressed sometimes because of the poor management.(in 125 reviews)
  • "minimum wage and annoying kids(in 100 reviews)
  • "Low salary and not widely recognised(in 87 reviews)
  • "Manager was strict and always told me off for talking to students because I wanted them to be on(in 67 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Nice place to work

    Jun 4, 2023 - Instructor Assistant in Queens, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    Easy and chill job, not very demanding

    Cons

    Sitting in a chair for a long time

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  2. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Decent first job if you go to LWE

    May 31, 2023 - Tutor in Frankfort, IL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Kids do funny stuff sometimes and can work with your friends

    Cons

    low pay, you get sick a lot because the kids in the center are always sick and cough on everything, but that's the nature of working with kids.

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  4. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Great place to work

    Jun 3, 2023 - Tutor in East Meadow, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    Management was very nice and work was not overwhelming at all.

    Cons

    No cons from my memory

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  5. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Kumon

    Jun 2, 2023 - Teacher/Grading/Junior Kumon/Primary Instruction Assistant 
    Recommend
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    Pros

    It’s great working with the children.

    Cons

    The experience differs between franchise owners

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  6. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Good job

    Jun 1, 2023 - Academic Tutor 
    Recommend
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    Pros

    good job for high school students, kids are super cute

    Cons

    deal with kids that don't want to do work

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  7. 4.0
    Former Employee

    Flexible job to work starting out

    May 30, 2023 - Tutor in Milpitas, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    - 3 hours, 2 times a week - good for high school students

    Cons

    - limited work hours - limited days

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  8. 4.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Good experience

    Mar 26, 2023 - Teaching Assistant in Woodinville, WA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    Boss is flexible and open, mostly hires high school students so great job if you're looking for that. Fairly easy job, mostly consists of grading, filing, and teaching kids basic English and math. Good job for tutoring. Great for part-time because the Kumon only runs for 3 days a week and a couple hours a day, so it doesn't interfere with a lot of things.

    Cons

    Very minimal pay, little negotiating due to age. Sometimes kids cry and also don't do their homework which can be frustrating. Very rigid system, so not great if you're not into rote memorization etc. No benefits but also again most employees are under 18 so not a lot of need. No opportunity for advancement really unless you want to start your own Kumon (there are also only really 2 positions: grader/assistant and the person that owns the Kumon)

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  9. 4.0
    Former Employee

    relaxed

    May 31, 2023 - Tutor 
    Recommend
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    Pros

    nice hours for the job

    Cons

    can get tedious at times

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  10. 4.0
    Former Employee

    Decent

    May 30, 2023 - Assistant Teacher in Weddington, NC
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    decent job for HS students

    Cons

    kind of low pay but it's ok for students

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  11. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Great Part time job for HS Students

    May 25, 2023 - Instructor in Orange, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    Helped kids with math, reading, and writing, as well as helping with various filing

    Cons

    Not too many, could be monotonous with the amount of grading and filing.

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Kumon has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 6,416 reviews left anonymously by employees. 74% of employees would recommend working at Kumon to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kumon employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kumon. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

74% of Kumon employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Kumon 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

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