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      Linguarama Reviews

      3.4

      48% would recommend to a friend

      (37 total reviews)

      29% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Culture and values

      3.1

      Senior management

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      2.5

      Compensation and benefits

      Linguarama has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 37 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Linguarama employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      37 reviews
      2.0
      8 Apr 2021

      A company that's going nowhere fast

      Trainer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Motivated students with interesting jobs and a real need for English. Friendly, helpful colleagues. You learn a lot about business from your students.

      Cons

      Sadly, a clique of indifferent managers has risen to the top by virtue of staying around the longest, and not because of any leadership qualities or competence. Their primary aims seems to be protecting the status quo fiercely (what else would they do?) to the detriment of the business. Some ex-teachers say they were bullied or forced out when they queried some of management's dubious practices, the onerous travel, long hours and poor pay. Real advancement opportunities are slim and favouritism rife. Unpaid internal training is mandatory and has more to do with maintaining the corporate identity than any meaningful teacher development. Wages haven't gone up in years - at least for teachers...

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      Linguarama Response
      3y
      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and firstly very sorry to hear that you are so unhappy working in the Cologne office, particularly as you have worked there for 3 - 4 years on a part time basis. As it sounds like you are still working there it would be helpful for management if you could discuss your concerns with them directly, especially as you feel that staff have been bullied, which is disappointing to hear. All Linguarama offices were affected by the Covid restrictions, which meant that face to face training was not possible for a period of nearly two years. This necessitated a push to ensure that all staff had the right skills to teach online, which was more difficult for some staff than others. I have shared your comments with the Cologne centre manager.
      1.0
      10 Jan 2019

      Bad management and environment

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Potentially it would be a stimulating and enjoyable job, but there are too many downsides in management and in the environment.

      Cons

      Bad management of information flow (complicated, often absent). Rigidity in the hierarchies, but at the same time uncertainty about who does what and who is in charge (not an attentive manager and colleagues who try to overtake him). No collaboration between colleagues (pass the buck, not sharing information, absence of communication), no intention to create a team. Favouritism and marked inequality of treatment (both for freelance teachers and for internal staff). No recognition for the good work done and constant underlining of the negative aspects (sometimes futile), which generates dissatisfaction and lack of motivation. Constant rejection of improvement/growth proposals. Bad management of employees and business in general by the manager. Alienating and poisoning environment, no empathy from management. Employees don't have decisional power. Low salaries.

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