Tutor.com Employee Reviews about "work from home"

Pros

The best part is being able to work from home (or anywhere you have Internet connection). It's a fairly easy job if you know the subject and when I started they had a lot of subjects to choose from. It's nice to be able to log on when you have free time but that doesn't mean you'll have a student.

Cons

If you tutor anywhere else you will most likely be paid more. I think you get paid less due to the convenience. The time limits can be ridiculous, some students need to spend additional time on a problem compared to others but you'll be criticized no matter what the reason is. You can do two sessions at one time and your pay increases by a small amount, I don't think it's worth the trouble to try tutoring two students at a time though. As a new tutor, I was never able to schedule hours, which means I only was able to float. If your a tutor 2 or 3, you can probably make a good amount of money by scheduling but it may take a while to get there. I don't think it's worth the time to get there.

Pros

Work from home and on your own schedule

Cons

Pay isn’t great and mentors can be pretty unhelpful

Pros

Very flexible schedule and you can work from home. You can tutor using voice or by typing based on your preference, but you will get more students if you use voice.

Cons

Pay is less than you would make tutoring in person. The online "classroom" can have bugs at times. You have 10 seconds to respond to a student request before you lose them to another tutor so you must stare at your computer nonstop when working.

Pros

Flexible and work from home

Cons

Hard to move up and progress professionally

Pros

Flexible management that only desires to see the work done. Comfortable and relaxing work/office environment. All you can drink coffee. Managers are willing to work with you to create a schedule of working in the office and/or working from home. Approachable managers.

Cons

You're expected to get your work done! If you're not there to work you won't last. Things can get busy and demanding.

Pros

Good way to earn extra money if you need to work from home Many children are very appreciative You can choose your own hours. Software for using the site is sophisticated and helpful.

Cons

They cut all employee pay after I finally made it to Tutor 3, the highest paying tutors. This was a significant cut - not what certified teachers should be earning. Some mentors assigned to me were helpful, but a couple were very "nit-picky" and unrealistic. I was assigned as an essay tutor, although I didn't apply for it, and I told my superiors that I could do the editing (grammar, spelling, etc) but not the reference errors. My mentor kept counting this against me, and I was unable to get out of this subject and stick with others where I was more comfortable. I finally quit.

Pros

The ability to work from home and some flexibility in scheduling of hours.

Cons

Where do I begin. I worked for Tutor.com as a tutor and mentor. I reached level 3 status as a tutor in English and Essay Writing. I also spent about 6 years as a tutor and 4 years as a mentor, so I have a lot of experience with this company and the changes that took place as it grew. What people have posted about mentors is true. Unfortunately, as a mentor, I was under a Senior Mentor. I had a great first Senior Mentor and then received the most nitpicky woman to manage me thereafter. As a result, I had to be equally nitpicky with my team of tutors or else I would receive poor reviews. I made many efforts to discuss with my Sr. Mentor that I felt what she/management was actually nitpicky but always received a saccharin and canned sounding response and rationale that ultimately never really took into account my concerns. I initially was quite excited to become a mentor and did not mind spending much of my time uncompensated to learn and familiarize myself with constantly changing policies. Unfortunately, once pay was cut for tutors during the Great Recession, my mentor pay was frozen and all I got were countless emails and newsletters asking for more work to be done in less time. I got so frustrated with my Sr. Mentor and contacted management regarding my issues with unrealistic expectations and how I would spend extra hours beyond the maximum allowed for certain mentor tasks because that was the only way I could complete the tasks at the level of quality that was expected of me. However, exceeding allotted time for tasks (yes, every single thing you did as a mentor had to be counted down to the minute and recorded on a time sheet--time spent completing this tedious task wasn't compensated either) would result in emails of concern and even more material to reference on how to minimize the amount of time spent on those tasks. After working for this company and giving the my all in every aspect of my work, I broke. I emailed my Sr. Manager and the Manager who I reported to and gave them I know. All I got was a half-hearted 'sorry, we will miss you.' It would have been nice had there been an inkling of interest in why I might be leaving. At least this would indicate that they actually cared about their tutors and want to do whatever they could to create a better working environment. All in all, this company left a bad taste in my mouth. The only thing it had going for it was the ability to work from home. There was some flexibility in hours, but it is seasonal work and there were too many times that scheduling hours was nearly impossible. I felt that this company cared little for tutors. It seemed like I was to be eternally grateful just for being able to work from home that the $13/hr I topped off with after 6 years of working there was appropriate. They had promised benefits but they were never available or they never gave you an opportunity to work enough hours to earn them. Quitting this company was like the weight of the world being lifted from my shoulders--that is what it felt like after working as a mentor for 4 years and the stress of it....all for the bargain rate of a measly $13/hour. If you like ridiculously unrealistic expectations in your work, inferior pay, micromanaging, and endless hours spent reviewing new policies and procedures for which you will not be compensated, then this is the job for you.

Pros

24/7 operation with odd hours available flexible convenient work from home job if you want to supplement income or only work very part time great for stay at home moms with education background who just want to work a little

Cons

very low salary compared to other tutoring jobs limited availability of hours, it's often hard to get more than 6 hours per week depending on the subject you tutor not much support when dealing with difficult or abusive students

Pros

Extremely easy to work from home and around your own schedule if you manage to snag the hours.

Cons

Can be quite difficult to get hours at the start. You really have to be ready to schedule the moment the new week opens up.

Pros

You are able to work from home in your free time with a flexible schedule. You are able to work from anywhere you can obtain internet access. Even while on vacation.

Cons

Promiss of $18/hr for the job title I hold, but pay fluctuates based on task, and timeframe. Actually only getting $13/hour, and limited hours. They do not pay for actual time spent working.