Pros
1. Flexibility: Being able to set my own hours is great. 2. Working for home: Convenient, able to multitask while working, and tax deductions come with the territory. 3. Being of help: It's great to know that I'm able to help students. 4. A great opportunity to learn new skills, keep up with new information/techniques currently being taught in the classrooms, and maintain skills.
Cons
1. Salary: Tutors are not compensated well as compared to other tutors. Tutors are also not compensated well when the company's profit is taken into consideration. Money was taken away from the tutors, and though Tutor.com continues to expand, there have been no efforts to give that money back to tutors. In addition, Tutor.com expects more from its tutors than it is willing to pay its tutors to do. 2. Tutor/Student Interaction: Tutors are expected to cater to students, even when students are being rude and disrespectful. This does not help the students, yet Tutor.com pushes compliance with this rule. 3. Students: Some students are not willing to do the work; they come to Tutor.com solely to have their work done for them, and when this does not happen, they leave bad ratings, which effects incentive pay. 4. Classroom: There is always something wrong with the classroom, be it the white board, chat, file sharing, web browser, or classroom tools, and it takes tech support a significant amount of time to resolve the issues. 5. Tutor/Tutor Interaction: Tutors do not interact with each other on any level. Tutor.com has not taken any steps to bring contractors together; I assume this is because as long as we're fragmented, we cannot stand up against Tutor.com. 6. Promotions: These are supposed to be based on the number of sessions conducted and your ratings, but often are held back by individual mentors. Some mentors are rather nitpicky and hold tutors to their own personal standards rather than those of Tutor.com 7. Lack of Individuality: Because Tutor.com wants to maintain an anonymous learning environment, there are no chances for tutors to present themselves truthfully. Unless a tutor has an ethnic name, there is no indication that the tutor is anything but White, as presented in the 2 avatars, male and female, that we have to choose from. 8. Training: There are a number of tutors that are not skilled in the areas in which they tutor, and this presents problems for the tutors that have to come behind them and correct their misinformation. 9. References: Tutor.com does not offer these, though it would be possible to do so. One of the benefits of having longevity on a job are the references that come with familiarity with a person's work. When I apply for a job, there is nobody here that is willing to be contacted about my work performance. This is a truly bad aspect of the job, as if my current employer (if you will) refuses to vouch for me, why would any company want to hire me?