Varsity Tutors reviews

Working from home is only a pro if you don't mind 10 hour workdays, six days per week. In those 10 hours, each minute is expected to be spent on the phone and religiously tracking each moment of time, with the exception of a lunch break. This poorly run, understaffed company has a culture of competitiveness regarding who can have the LEAST work-life balance. Working 12 hours without a break is lauded. However, the compensation in no way deserves this- it is very low. Some positive reviews on this site are from employees who were asked and incentivized to do so. There is a culture of bullying from management. Manipulation is a common management practice, as is negative reinforcement. Recruiting policies and selling methods border on outright lying. Ethics seem to be ignored in favor of the bottom line. Some employees with children were penalized for tending to them, while others were not- fairness was not often seen. Caution to parents: low quality tutors are common. In terms of manipulation, poor ethics, and treatment of employees like children, I do not hesitate to say this is the worst company I have ever worked for.

Micromanaged by managers like crazy Unrealistic metrics No downtime Clients are often lied to and misled by sales reps, and you get to deal with clients yelling at you all day long Managers DO NOT help. They expect you to tell people they are not eligible for a refund even though they paid for services that Varsity Tutors was unable to deliver Sales reps are not transparent with clients and often lie to them, they don't tell clients that memberships autorenew, they don't tell clients that tutoring hours expire at the end of the month, so when clients are unexpectedly charged or lose hours they planned on using, they call in yelling and upset and all we can do is point out that they signed a contract. There is no room to breathe in between calls Managers will rush you and expect you to always be available for inbound calls If you spend too much time in wrap up, it's a problem You get a 1 hour unpaid break and 2 paid 15-minute breaks but are not allowed to use them as you wish. I tried to combine my two 15 minute breaks into one 30 minute break and was reprimanded. Reps will constantly DM you to push work onto you that they easily could have handled themselves.