51Talk Reviews

3.2

45% would recommend to a friend

(2,472 total reviews)
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Jack Jiajia Huang

63% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

51Talk has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,472 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The 51Talk 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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2K reviews
1.0
23 Aug 2017

Don't Waste Your Time!

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The students and their families are great.

Cons

So many, where to begin. I have been working for this company since April. I have been working 7 days a week. I teach 10 - 11 classes a day. I am always on time and have great reviews. 10 day's ago, I woke up sick. I called to let them know I was not going to be able to teach that day. ( I wake up at 4am to inform them about my classes that start at 5am.) Not only did I get charged $16 per class for the first 4 classes and $2 for every other class. Today I got a message saying they are going to cancel my contract immediately for excessive absences. They marked me absent 20 times for the 2 days I was sick because I had 10 classes on the schedule per day. I got $96 deducted from my paycheck. And basically got fired! I was also due for a promotion in a week. (to make $21 an hour) So, if that isn't crazy I don't know what is! I had regular students, today out of 10 classes 9 of them were kids I had worked with before. My ratings are 99.7%. Would love to post a screenshot of their message of telling me I'm canned. I am disgusted by this company. Save your time and work somewhere else, unless you can guarantee you will never ever get sick!

2.0
31 Aug 2017

Constantly on the Defensive

Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Flexible Scheduling Great Kids Wonderful Facebook Support Page With Other Teachers

Cons

HORRIBLE Software Issues With No Consideration Given to this when penalties are given Rude, Untrained Support Staff "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" Mentality Towards Teachers Unreasonable Fees Every member of Support Staff is on a different page when it comes to company policy Learning Materials are often incorrect/inappropriate for age level

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