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Innovative Language Learning - Japan Reviews

3.4

75% would recommend to a friend

(14 total reviews)

81% positive business outlook

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2.0
31 Dec 2015
Recommend
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Pros

- Somewhat "flexible"schedule. You can work a bit overtime on one day and take the same amount of time off on another. - No formal dress code (jeans, sweat pants & t-shirts are all okay) - Able to work from home on some days under certain conditions. Although this option is highly frowned upon by management. - The part-time opportunity is good for those who wish to make a bit of pocket money while pursuing other passions.

Cons

-Communication: Nonexistent. Unless you are one of the handful of "trusted" managers. Your suggestions and concerns will not be answered. Many of the employees have great ideas and suggestions, but none of the upper management will give them a second thought. -Office Culture: While the casual atmosphere of the company may seem attractive at first, prepare to be disappointed. The office is serious, depressing, and silent since talking to one another is unrecommended. Most employees will give you one reason or another on how they settled for this company, rather than being passionate about the work. Most employees are/will become very bitter. -Work: Think of an assembly line in a factory. That's how this company is operated. There is little to no room for creativity and innovation. Quality doesn't matter. Simply do what the managers/boss say and pray that you have enough patience to do the same mindless, draining, busy work for months until your boss comes up with another idea. You're better off learning what you think you would at the company from books, Youtube, or other online courses. -Salary: Very low with bare minimum benefits. The company makes a fair bit of money, but most of it goes to the boss or the handful of selected mangers. The rest of the employees will receive a less than average salary. Core Values: None. While the company boasts an importance on education and language learning, what matters most for the boss is taking customer's money quickly and regularly. There is no transparency in the operations. Unethical marketing schemes, strategies, and cutting corners are the priority, not making quality language content for customers. Not progressive at all.

1.0
28 Oct 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Casual atmosphere - jeans, sneakers, t-shirts all ok. Prime location, right on top of Penn Station, so very easy to get to. Somewhat Flexible - Take 30 minute lunches and leave 30 minutes early.

Cons

- Not very receptive to feedback - A lot of people have great ideas, but none really get listened to. - Atmosphere is thick. Boss is only in once a week, but when he's in, it gets silent because he doesn't like chatter. When he's not in, it's better, but still not the most conducive to creativity. - Feels like we're puppets. Just wait for word from the management, and then get started on working. - No one is really friends with each other. Just come into the office, and say goodbye. - Don't feel very appreciated - I did something that was not asked of me, and opened up a new channel of revenue. But I got no recognition for that, nor even a thank you..

1.0
15 Apr 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Learned a new medium - podcasting. Became much more familiar with Internet content creation. Learned how to utilize social networking (learned on my own, not from any mentors) Got to live in Japan and not teach English.

Cons

Lots of cons. First the biggest goal of the company is not to actually teach languages. It's to make money. Make no doubt about it. It's like one of those sleezy Internet Viagara sites, just for languages. Lots of superlatives (best, fastest, ever!!!) in their advertisements. It makes you sick to be a part of that kind of company. But it all has a purpose - to make money. That would be fine if the workers saw some of it, but we don't. It's all for the bosses. I heard from a former employee the company makes around $5 Million a year. But I want to do a little math just for the heck of it: Avg employee wage = $2500 / month x 20 employees = $50,000 / month Electricity / supplies = $10,000 / month (just taking a guess) Server fees / bills = $10,000 / month (another guess) New Endeavors = $10,000 / month Rent = free (they know the building owner) That's $70,000 a month = $960,000 a year. So where's the rest of the $4 million dollars? Oh right... right back into the bosses pockets. They don't treat their workers very nicely, nor do they believe in sharing profits, even with the highest of management. Don't go there. It's a waste of time. Unless you like making money for money hungry bosses that don't believe in sharing.

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