It's not what you, as a tutor, would like it to be! - Tutor III - Math/Science Tutor.com Employee Review

1.0
2 May 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible work hours, if you can spend lots of time "floating", with NO compensation for that time. Work/Life balance is good.

Cons

If you are thinking of working as a tutor for Tutor.com, PLEASE give careful consideration to the thoughtfully-written one- and two-star reviews that you'll find here. For some reason, Tutor.com does not seem to recognize that its most valuable assets are its tutors! Of course, paying customers are extremely important, too; but, they don't "belong" to Tutor.com in the sense that the tutors do. I agree completely with the sentiment that another reviewer contributed: "- There is a paradox . . . .: according to policy, you are not permitted to give answers directly to students. Students only want answers. Dissatisfied students give bad ratings. Mentors scold you for having bad ratings and remind you to follow policies. Please think about that vicious cycle for a while. It explains just about everything you need to know about (what's BAD) working for Tutor.com." In my own experience, the so-called Mentors are REALLY bad, not functioning as helpful "mentors" at all! That being so, I would say you can ignore most, if not all, of the five-star reviews written here by the tutor III level employees.

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5.0
3 Nov 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Reliable tutoring job that's available online. Easy to use system for the tutor.

Cons

They have a long onboarding process and a lot of links to keep in mind.

1.0
13 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The students are usually nice. Work from home.

Cons

There is no appreciation of employees. They give badges instead of raises. Don't be fooled by the $22 per hour posts. They do not pay that much for most tutoring. Most work is under $20/hr. The job that pays $22/hr is horrible according to most tutors. There is twice as much unpaid work involved compared with regular tutoring. This is not a job that pays a living wage. If you think you can stick out a low wage for a few years and then get a better wage from them, think again. They never give raises. The piddly 50 cents in January is not a raise. It is simply based on the minimum wage going up. It's an insult. If you think you can gain experience and then move on to another job think again. They don't give recommendations either. I hate working for this company. They have repeatedly tried (unsuccessfully) to get me to work without pay for things like training and meetings when they only pay min. wage even when they do pay. If they had their way, they would send all jobs to India, but their contract with the DOD is holding them back. This company is owned by the Chinese. Don't expect fair wages. I have to work more than 40 hours a week to get paid for 25 of them. Work-from-home jobs do not pay well, so keep that in mind when you are thinking about the benefits of working at home.

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