Serious management and safety issues - Tutor Genie Academy Employee Review

1.0
18 Apr 2026
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Pros

The kids are great— the children are always the best part of working in education.

Cons

Management is absent. Many days our location literally did not have a manager in the building (a massive safety issue when kids were coming in and out during transition times). In retrospect I shudder to think of what massive safety oversights there were overall; especially during pickup— there was no “double check” of parent IDs and we were often told to let kids go with another parent, without any ID check. At the time, it seemed normal. Now, looking back— who okayed this?! Training was somehow simultaneously condescending (“How do you not know this?”) and massively time-consuming, with total lack of support afterward. Imagine like a massive infodump and then being left on a deserted island. SMH. This is not a tutoring job; you will be managing a class of 6 or more children of multiple grade levels, without any training on the specific material. And the material? It’s workbooks that were produced by the company, which were often riddled with typos or confusing questions, with no answer key provided to parents— so expect a LOT of confusion from parents who are invested in their child’s success. There is so much more I could say but this is just a horrible place to work— I would not recommend it to anyone!

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5.0
5 June 2024
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Pros

I love working here at Genie Academy. There is immense support and encouragement from managers, and on top of that, they are just genuinely kind people. The one-hour class schedule allows for fun and balanced classes, and the students and parents are a pleasure to interact with. My favorite part about this job is that if you put in hard work, you will see it pay off.

Cons

Continuous learning means that there are always opportunities to adjust your teaching methods or develop new strategies to face challenges. This job encourages thinking outside the box to help each individual student in the way that works best for them!

3.0
21 Dec 2025
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Pros

Fun place to work overall once you get to know the students and parents. Everyone is really welcoming and inclusive. When it comes to classes, you will have to talk to every parent at the end of each class for each student, so you get to know everyone pretty well. It is a lot of work to do in a short max of 4 hours a day, so expect to get there early, and to leave after your classes end. It is rewarding to see your hard work pay off, when you see the growth in your students.

Cons

The company will expect you to assume the roles of multiple folk, while offering a specific pay and limited benefits, regardless of your level of education and experience, including teaching experience. A lot of things are locked behind levels of seniority. Expect a lot of work and responsibility on yourself, for a role that will stay part-time. It’s nice to work toward the student loan reimbursement, but it takes forever to earn any of the tiers. It is based on hours worked, not on tenure, or amount of students taught successfully. You will be offered restaurant gift cards, only if you secure the company a Google review. This will not be tutoring. You will need to run a class of up to 6-7, students will all have different material, and you will have to run everything in perfect time, while speaking to every parent, at the end of each class, while needing to run back to your next class. Be ready to juggle your workload and responsibilities each day.

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