I cannot sell tutoring effectively - Senior Sales Consultant Varsity Tutors Employee Review

2.0
19 Aug 2025
Recommend
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Pros

I try to give really good advice among all the sales blather. Right now, I really need to work from home. It's meaningful to be able to choose my major relationships and environment.

Cons

It's a rigid schedule, and I just loathe selling things. It's humiliating and disgusting to me that I worked my whole life as an academic and THIS is the job I can get. I got hired, they quickly promoted me, I got all this sales training. They tell you repeatedly that if you just do your job well and practice, that you can get promoted quickly. At first, I thought it would work out for me. I was doing well and earning bonuses (on my incredibly bad pay, $40K/year) as the opening consultant who brings warm leads to the senior consultants. They quickly promoted me. But I cannot sell anywhere near my new quota now that I got promoted. Is this an unusual experience? Am I about to be fired? I've not even been doing the senior job a month now. I need the job, for now, because the market for instructional designers (my real career) is very tough right now.

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5.0
23 May 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
15 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The teaching platform is excellent and user-friendly. The virtual classroom includes useful features such as an interactive whiteboard, which makes online teaching effective and engaging. Experienced instructors also have considerable freedom to design their own lessons and adapt materials to students' needs, allowing for high-quality instruction. Payment is processed twice a week, and instructors can easily track their earnings through the platform, which provides transparency and convenience.

Cons

Student cancellations can be challenging, especially when they occur only minutes before class. Some sessions are repeatedly rescheduled and later canceled again, making it difficult to predict income. Policies and procedures may change frequently, requiring instructors to adapt regularly to new guidelines. Work availability can fluctuate significantly. Instructors may have many students during one period and very few later on, particularly when students complete exams or finish their school year. Overall, this can be a good opportunity for supplemental income and flexible teaching experience, but it may not be ideal as a sole or highly predictable source of income.

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