Varsity Tutors Reviews

Pros

This company wants you to succeed. They have an excellent training program and it is easy to speak your mind. They value employee input at every level.

Cons

This company is ever changing as they adapt to clients needs and wants. You have to think on your toes and adapt to change.

Pros

I receive dozens of potential students every week and choose whether I want to accept them or not. This provides incredible flexibility. I'm a PhD student, and the extra money I get from tutoring on Varsity Tutors goes a very long way. The online "classroom" you use to tutor students is absolutely the best such platform I have used. It has every feature you could want and runs very smoothly. The functionality of the platform truly impresses me and my students.

Cons

Pay is low. I am paid less than half what I would get if I were tutoring privately. And they pay even less for online tutoring, which doesn't make sense to me and seems like a low move on their part, especially since they are not even offering in person tutoring. I have had to contact various support teams on their end dozens of times. This is for many reasons, some their fault, some mine, and some of the cients. I would say about 75% of the time they respond within 24 hours as they promise. However, sometimes I will no hear back from them at all, and this is usually on the more important or urgent issues I am trying to deal with.

Pros

Flexible hours and easy way to get students

Cons

Having to figure out taxers on your own

Pros

VT treats its employees like family. Compensation is very competitive and the level of appreciation you receive from the leadership staff is unlike any type of sales environment I've ever been in. There's no intimidation or browbeating - you're encouraged, developed, mentored, and rewarded.

Cons

Although I love working remotely and don't want to return to the office, VT had an amazing office atmosphere.

Pros

Flexible Pick your assignments Good pay Tech Support at some level

Cons

Use Zoom--must find a lot of your own training Difficult to miss a session; forfeit pay for 2 sessions Short contracts No benefits--pay your own taxes

Pros

People are fun to work with, that’s about it.

Cons

No training whatsoever in what is expected of you. When you get hired, they make it seem like it’s their goal is to help people when it’s actually all about numbers. Management is horrible and they do not care for you as a person. One week, my manager said I was doing great and then exactly 4 days later, my performance was all of a sudden poor. I was also told I was “very” close to getting a full time position.