Mind Stretcher Reviews

3.4

78% would recommend to a friend

(136 total reviews)

65% positive business outlook

Mind Stretcher has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 136 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mind Stretcher 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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136 reviews
1.0
14 Mar 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Average hourly pay based on average class size of 7 to 11 is about $45/hour. Just use the given materials (expect CA/SA-format practice papers) and conduct the lessons.

Cons

Teachers left MOE to join Mind Stretcher because they want to focus on the children's academic achievements, NOT dwell in time-wasting non-teaching related admin work. Everything was great until Dec 2015. Teachers have to call all the parents every 3 months or so, to inform them of their children's progress in Mind Stretcher, and key-in via computers the conversation dialogue of each and every parent that the teacher spoke with over the phone, into the "system". Most teachers must travel long distances to attend mandatory training/sharing sessions which are usually held every few months on weekday mornings/afternoons. Absentees will be emailed by their respective Reporting Officers (ROs) to attend 2-hour video-screenings which are usually rescheduled at later dates, but also on weekday mornings/afternoons. Salary delays are inevitable, despite MOM law - most companies paid their employees BEFORE Lunar New Year - here? Only on the 10th Feb 2016. Drastic PAYCUT for all teachers across the board, and on top of that, the removal of all incentives. Weekend-Classes incentives ...... $5/hr on both Sat and Sun. Much higher fees were collected for GEP classes and selected English classes (Writers Toolbox) but the hourly rate paid to teachers is the SAME as the normal classes. Part-time teachers do not enjoy paid sick leave, even though this is mandated by MOM. Non-NIE trained tutors have no school-teaching experiences - they are also employed by Mind Stretcher. All the above push-factors are causing numerous existing teachers to refuse to take up or relief classes on both weekdays and weekends, resigning Mind Stretcher, etc.

2.0
1 Feb 2018

No work life balance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Able to do curriculum and teach

Cons

Inflexible and micro-manages even personal life

1.0
17 Oct 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- you get paid on time for monthly salaries - you love a minimalist all white open-concept prison of an office - you get free sachets of drinks (limited choices) in pantry - cheap parking rate in a office building away from civilisation - nice sunset view from office window of a large green field -constant monitoring and trust-less place - good for emergencies or accidental deaths since every move has witnesses

Cons

- drama, drama drama. dirty politics - worse than the Kardashian show - micro-managing VPs expecting you to slave and sell your soul to the company (includes scrutiny of your social media sites and "expert advise" on how to lead your life from life-less people --> now we know the reason why they left MOE. Who can deal with such people? -indecisive and conflicting policies, rules, comms. Now you see the policy, blinks, now you don't!

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