Pros
- nice students (most of the time; they are japanese so that's a given) - flexibility (time)
Cons
- absences are all penalties - student complaints are prioritized - very low basic pay (salesladies in malls have a higher salary for less number of hours) - incentives are a joke - withholding tax - different salary for different groups of tutors (early adopters get the highest and UP grads, 2nd batch get slightly lower but still high, 3rd wave get 40 pesos basic pay plus incentives, 4th wave or the newest ones have 50 pesos for basic pay) - video cam not required but "encouraged"-- this leads to some students feeling entitled to video lessons. they get disappointed when tutor with a profile video badge does not use video. - TOEFL is part of the materials (if any student is reading this, it would be more helpful if you find a school or someone truly qualified to teach TOEFL, such as people with TESOL or something, or one who has undergone TOEFL themselves. TOEFL is hard to teach but all tutors in RJ have to teach it if it's the student's request; if you politely refuse, then expect a failing rating which will directly affect your salary).