World Family Reviews

3.4

64% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)

26% positive business outlook

World Family has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The World Family 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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32 reviews
1.0
4 Nov 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

None, nada, zip, zilch, zero.

Cons

It appears that a member of management has written some false reviews regarding this company. This manager even had the nerve to include reviews from supposed teachers in the area that I was in charge, claiming that some of these employees were happy when in fact I am certain that these employees were not happy. He also gave details about their free time which I am certain none of the teachers in this area had those interests.

2.0
18 July 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Co-workers are nice, as are students. The trainer seems to be doing his best.

Cons

-No paid leave outside their set holiday schedule -Management looks at you like an annoyance if you get sick -Ridiculous weekly tasks for teachers that are 100% busy work -Monthly 6 hour meetings on your day off

1.0
1 May 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The pay sounds good at first (4000 an hour), but when you factor in that they don't hire teachers as employees but as independent contractors, that means your income is getting taxed at a higher rate, you have to pay for health insurance, pension, etc all on your own, and in emergencies, you have NO PROTECTION under the law. There's a reason the only foreign staff that has an employee contract is the Tokyo trainer, and he makes sure all the lowly people at the bottom don't get the same protections he does.

Cons

I can't believe how many reviews claim they offer paid vacation. This is a downright lie, almost to the point where I suspect these reviews are false. The company calculates your pay over the span of a year for the HOURS YOU WORK, and then divides that into 12. You get a consistent salary, even in Augues when you have time off for Obon. It might seem like you're getting paid for vacation, but you're not. You're getting your money for the HOURS YOU WORK. On top of this, you can't take any separate vacation besides the ones built into the schedule. A manager once took time off to bury his recently deceased father back the states, and the company cut his paycheck in half for it. The "training" is repetitive nonsense. Busy work. And if you miss a deadline, that results in a deduction from your paycheck. The deduction is larger than what they pay you to do the training in the first place. Getting sick is lowkey punished. They look down on you for taking any time off, and it's because it's difficult for management to cover these shifts because they never hire enough teachers. I have seriously heard stories about teachers keeping a bucket in the corner of the classroom "just in case."

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