Tutor.com reviews

Because the work is based on student demand, the hours tend to be very seasonal. It is very difficult to find even a few hours a week during winter breaks and summer. Also, the experience you have with a mentor or supervisor completely depends on that person. Some people will have great experiences because their mentors are great, but others will have terrible ones because their mentors are just checking the block and not helping the tutor understand what is required. The hours are seasonal, and it is nearly impossible to ever come close to 20 hours a week. Five hours is about the max you can schedule in a week, and the rest of the time you are sitting around waiting for students. There are strict requirements for the process and how to tutor. You have to be willing to conform to how they teach, and there are often time limits that seem nearly impossible to keep to. The pay is low.

Fast-paced environment can be very stressful. Student reviews are very important (they are a driving factor in earning promotions, and tutors can be dismissed if they are too low), and sometimes tutors must deal with disgruntled students or students who are just fooling around and have no intention of learning. These students might leave bad reviews that are undeserved. This is conducive to an environment where tutors are pressured to keep students happy at all costs. Pay is a lot less than many in-person tutoring jobs, but the time saved by not having to commute makes up for this to some extent. It can be difficult to get on the schedule at first, and to get more than the minimum number of hours (5, 6, 7, or 8 per week, depending on tutor level).