Company cares only about $, not staff or students - Present ESL Teacher Kaplan Employee Review

1.0
28 Sept 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Finish early in the day. Lots of flexibility taking unpaid time off. Freedom to do as you wish in the classroom. Rewarding work meeting interesting people.

Cons

Managers ALWAYS cut classes and teachers to save the bottom line. They routinely lay off people with no notice and shift students around in classes to maintain numbers. It's very, very obvious that the corporate management does not care *at all* about maintaining quality teachers committed to their students. They would rather have a revolving door of cheap, inexperienced workers. Managers consistently question teachers about hours reported and pressure them to cut back on time, effectively resulting in people working and not submitting the hours for pay. Management is generally ill-informed, slow, and unhelpful. HR is a disaster.

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

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Cons

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