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The Princeton Review

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Do the same job elsewhere and get more money with better treatment - Anonymous employee The Princeton Review Employee Review

1.0
Sep 11, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The hourly rates are good-ish if you don't think of it as a full time job. It's a bit more by the hour than you would make at an entry level position, but you'll never have more than a couple hours in a given place so that premium is basically negated by travel. If you're smart enough to tutor at TPR, then you're smart enough to tutor at one of their smaller, higher-paying competitors.

Cons

TPR classifies all of its teachers and tutors as part time, regardless of longevity at the company or actual hours worked, to avoid paying benefits and fulfilling obligations owed to full-time employees. I worked there for over 3 years, sometimes as much as 60 hours/week, but was not offered health insurance or even a company email address. (Part time employees at TPR can pay out of pocket to join some kind of minimal coverage plan, but it doesn't meet legal standards to be considered insured). As a "part-timer," you receive no PTO and aren't protected by many employment laws, including the Family and Emergency Medical Leave Act. I had to take a couple of weeks off to recover from surgery, and when I returned, I was effectively demoted. None of my managers acknowledged it, but I was offered less work at a lower rate than I had been in the past, and after a couple of months of trying to get by on such, I left the company. Bottom line, don't sign a long term non-compete agreement with a company that will toy with your income.

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The strategies and course content are great. Jealous of these students! All the materials are already provided to the instructors and you have the flexibility to bid for courses that fit your schedule. Very supportive admin team.

Cons

Wouldn't rely on this as main income as schedules/course biddings are not guaranteed. But I have never bid with full schedule availability so I can't say for sure.

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Pros

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Cons

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