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RUN- DON'T WALK AWAY - Assistant Director Huntington Learning Centers Employee Review

1.0
Feb 15, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

The students are wonderful to work with

Cons

All of it. You are salaried for 40 hours/week (Mon-Thurs 10:30-8:30+Saturday 9-1 is what they tell you) you are really there from many days 8:15 until at least 9 pm, and are expected to work Fridays, Saturdays 8-3 and sometimes Sundays if your teachers are not "up to par" or you are short handed which is always the assistant directors fault despite the fact that Huntington refuses to pay certified teachers a decent wage. You are also bullied into working through your 1 hour lunch break that is automatically deducted from your pay. Operations does nothing but micromanage and degrade you day and night sending nasty and demanding emails from 5am until midnight. If your center is not at budget which may not even be realistic your entire staff is expected to work FOR FREE all hours of the night including Sundays to help squeeze every last penny out of parents as possible. And if you are lucky enough to get a few Fridays/Sundays off the center basically falls apart without full time managers there so they will be calling you anyway for the entirety of the day. This is also one of the greediest companies you will ever work for, with the motto "If they cry-they buy!" meaning that if you get the parents to cry for worry that their child is so far behind then they will sign up. Huntington achieves this by administering academic evaluations which are designed to make even high achieving students look like they are struggling and then demand that Center Directors use "urgency" to make the parents worry and convince them that signing up to Huntington-and paying thousands of dollars on the spot is the only solution. If the center director fails to achieve this on any parent that has even inquired to the company, then they are reprimanded as are the entire centers' staff. Not only is it a complete scam that barely helps students-if at all, I have never heard of a company that treats its hard working employees so disrespectfully and it is a real shame that they are still in business.

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Huntington Learning Centers Response
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Dear Former Employee, We sincerely regret that your experience with Huntington was not positive. While we can only respond to what you have noted in your review, we encourage you to contact our corporate office at RotinoJ@hlcmail.com with specific feedback. If there is additional insight that can be presented, we appreciate your willingness to share as we are committed to addressing any concerns and making Huntington a great place to work. With regard to the hours that you worked, all employees are made aware of the schedule requirements prior to hire. As this is a full-time, salaried position it is natural to expect that there may be some hours that you will work outside of what is typically scheduled. In addition, to offset any time that may be needed on Saturdays, Huntington offers a flex schedule enabling staff to work out a schedule where he/she leaves earlier one evening during the week. The Huntington programs work. In fact, we are an accredited organization that goes through an extensive certification process on a regular basis. Our accreditation certifies that the programs we provide to students are legitimate and lead to great results. We have the same accreditation as private and public schools. In just 3 months, our students achieve a combined 2+ grade levels of growth in Reading and in Math -- which is amazing! On the ACT, our students see an increase of 4.2 points; and, on the SAT an increase of 192 points in just two and a half months. For more insight on student success, see what parents have to say about their experience with Huntington - http://huntingtonlearningcenter.com/page/testimonials-academic-skills/ . The bottom line is that we are an industry leader and have helped students achieve success throughout the United States for over 38 years. We pride ourselves in giving each student the best education possible.

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