JoyTalk Reviews

2.3

23% would recommend to a friend

(91 total reviews)

16% positive business outlook

JoyTalk has an employee rating of 2.3 out of 5 stars, based on 91 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The JoyTalk employee rating is 39% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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91 reviews
1.0
9 Jan 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Schools, kids, get a visa.

Cons

They will find housing for you and never show you the paperwork to see if they are really deducting the appropriate amount from you paycheck. Expect to receive less than half of your salary the first few months without explanation. Management has bullied fellow ALTs and threatened to take away visas (illegeal) and kick them out of apartments that are under the ALT's name (illegal).

1.0
28 Sept 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Students can be fun. Some staff are nice.

Cons

You will work OVER 40 hours per week without getting paid overtime. You do not get a lunch or a break. You are expected to eat your lunch with students (babysitting) and to eat the same food that they are given. You will be required to sometimes work evenings without pay. They say this time will go into a "time off" bank, yet time WILL be missing and, again, you will not be paid since paid time off is at THEIR discretion. You will only be allowed to use paid time off when it suits them. This will usually be offered at the most inconvenient times and in one-off days here or there; hardly useful. You are expected to answer calls or emails on your days off and drop what you are doing to accommodate them. You will NOT be paid fully for transportation. This is especially bad if you must go to more than one school since you can't then buy a monthly pass to save money. This means that the already VERY low salary takes another hit. BEFORE taxes and other deductions, my hourly pay worked out to about 1200yen. You can make more at IKEA or Costco and get benefits on top of that, which is wherre I'm off to.

1.0
25 Mar 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Everytime someone writes a negative review, a 5 star one usually appears praising the company. Hmmm... damage control much? It's pretty obvious what's going on here, isn't it? Hi, Joytalk HR!

Cons

Joytalk is one of the worst ALT companies out there. Which is quite an achievement given how bad most of them are. Please don't work here. It's borderline slave labor.

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