MeySen Academy Reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

Daniel Fanger

66% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

MeySen Academy has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MeySen Academy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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31 reviews
4.0
23 May 2018

Rewarding Experience for Motivated Individuals

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-The kids!!! -Tight-knit family atmosphere -English Support staff makes living in Japan possible for non-Japanese speakers -Long vacations allow for amazing travel opportunities

Cons

-Long hours during peak event/open house seasons -Difficult to balance quality English learning with expectations for student fun and enjoyment (unclear objectives) -Adjusting to the work expectations from management takes time and flexibility

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MeySen Academy Response
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Thank you for your review and your feedback! We really appreciate you taking the time to post this. We'll take a look at your recommendations and see what we can do to continue improving things here at Meysen! Good luck in your future endeavors!
1.0
30 Aug 2024

Too many excuses

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Freedom to change up lesson plans, great learning experience for developing teaching abilities, working with the kids is fun. Made a lot of lifelong friendships. Good benefits and salary. Close to everything. Apartments right by the school.

Cons

No boundaries between school and staff, no willing to work with staff or hear complaints, nepotism and homophobia, lying to staff about problems being fixed and getting hopes up just to make excuses. People either work here forever and are loyal to Meysen to a blinding fault (excusing everything), or they give up and leave early. Makes it hard for the staff who stick around to pick up the pieces. There needs to be a true overhaul but it will likely never happen since everyone smiles and acts like it's fine. Going back to the nepotism... the culture is defined by the family. As long as there are plenty of family members willing to do back breaking work, the culture won't change. Everyone knows the family that runs the school is a cult--literally we would joke about it--but act like its no big deal. Also, on a practical level, working here is a dead end in your career unless you plan on working here forever.

1.0
3 Sept 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working with children, living in Japan

Cons

So much that will not fit here… wages, management, discrimination, inappropriate workplace joking, and so much more. Literally do any Google search of this school and you’ll find the info you need to make an educated decision.

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