goFLUENT Reviews

Pros

- Market dynamics in the USA have created immense opportunity (which for sales is everything!!) - Partnerships with the most important LMS and LXP players in the market - Amazing corporate culture, global collaboration, great alignment - Awesome CSM support!

Cons

- Staying focused on my biggest opportunities can be a challenge because of demand from individuals and smaller organizations which are not our core - Pandemic has made it difficult to travel -- I miss the sales meetings in Spain, Milan, etc once or twice a year where I get to see my colleagues f2f - US office location in Quakertown is both a pro and con -- it's a great office with quick access to Phila, Lehigh Valley and NYC, but can be a longer drive for some. Thankfully the commute is worth it!

Pros

You get to work with a lot of interesting people from different countries.

Cons

The money. There are no raises. You have to pay for your own equipment. There are no benefits and no sick leave. And, if you have tech trouble, they will more than likely try not to pay you for the time you spend fixing it.

Pros

Nice to work with students in other countries.

Cons

A number of students complained about poor teachers, teachers with heavy accents, teachers who lacked knowledge of English, poor communication with corporate. Low starting pay that apparently never increases. Teachers expected to generate a report after each lesson, but no pay for time to prepare those. Horrible, petty, overbearing supervision. Corporate people don't speak English.

Pros

This job has given me more freedom than any other job. I have never had it easy in office environments. This one is sustainable. It is so interesting and wonderful to have feelers out in the world, to be able to know what's going on in a different place at that moment. Teaching people English is a very rewarding experience. I've learned so much. The training was long but I am a patient person. I have put a lot into this job, and not received a lot in return.

Cons

This job has given me more freedom than any other job has ever given me. But, living in New York, you need $700 a week minimum, not $700 a month. I have come to the conclusion that this works in the US as an extra job. If you are in the Philippines, Romania, Poland or other countries where $13 per hour is considered a good income, then you won't have a problem financially for exchanging your time for this low pay. No raise in sight, ever. Now let's talk about the system used for booking. The portal we use, it's great for someone living in the year 2000, when this company was founded. It seems it hasn't been updated since that year. Trainers should have the ability to cancel lessons any time, the same way students are (within reason), and from what I hear from students, they are pressured to complete their lessons in a short time frame, so perhaps this is why some of them write nasty emails when you by chance are not available. The system of this company is made to not favor the trainer. If you are booked for a lesson, you are locked in. Either way, be prepared to be on the losing end of this equation. In Pay and in Treatment. Never say you are available and God forbid have something come up, like a job that pays you 3x as much, but you still OWE GoFluent. My personal worst moment: sobbing on the street at a bus stop in Europe because I just missed my bus to get to my hostel to teach a lesson, for fear of my standing going down as a result of this system. Also, said hostel not having good internet. As this is a remote job, there should be an understanding that things can change, that all is not lost if one thing goes wrong with a lesson. You are not notified about lesson observations sometimes at the moment the lesson observation is going to start. I don't mind about this, but perhaps it would be good to look into why this is.

Pros

Hmmmm cannot really think of any aside from getting paid ok time and having *some* benefits...

Cons

Just stay away from this company.

Pros

I have been working for this company for 10 years now. It is a company that I am truly proud to work for. The company is constantly expanding and upgrading it's services to be the best in the business. I get to see a side of the world that most don't. I have learners on every continent (except Antarctica) and have learned so much about the world through these experiences. I appreciate the flexible schedule, the ability to work at unconventional hours and accountability without being micromanaged.

Cons

1. You only get paid when you do a lesson (not when you're available)- which ebbs and flows during busy seasons, however due to global expansion efforts the slow seasons are to a minimum. But you are paid if the learner doesn't show up. 2.There are NO benefits. Your salary is your salary. No health, no PTO, no sick days. However, you are allowed to take off as much scheduled time off as you want (just without pay). Great for school aged moms, retirees and people who don't need the benefits.