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Not fair for teachers to have low salary.
ESL Teacher (Current Employee) - Tarlac - May 17, 2022
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The most useful review selected by IndeedTurning 2 years in 51talk, but instead of becoming more exciting, we are now experiencing problems with 51talk, specifically with Salary. It is not fair.
Pros
Work from home
Cons
Stress, low salary
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This company pays very low. Has a lot of penalties and deduction.
Newly Qualified Teacher (Current Employee) - Home Based - May 16, 2022
Salary is just 76 pesos per hour. Lot of deductions and penalties. Very stressful because there is no protection for teachers. The company don't value the teachers, they just value their costumers (students) and the company's name. They are very high standard but just pay very low. Not worth for the energy and time.
Cons
High standard low salary. Has big expectations to the teachers but the salary is very low.
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Worked with great people
ESL Writer (Former Employee) - Ortigas Pasig - May 15, 2022
The team I worked with had amazing people. The company has a very organized onboarding process, which I really appreciated. They make you feel well-equipped to join their company.
Pros
Great people
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Fun and dynamic job
ESL Teacher (Current Employee) - Davao City - April 28, 2022
Fun and dynamic job work from home. Best of choice for home base work and manage time for work. Friendly environment. They give ratings for those excellent worker for the company. They got also the incentive.
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Very toxic place to work in
Senior teacher (Former Employee) - Philippines - April 26, 2022
Usually starts at 9:30 am and ends at around 11 pm. Not worth the time spent what with so low salary they give! Management is not pro teachers. Except for my regular students, overall almost all parts of the job is sooo stressful with the company staff always breathing on your back! The only enjoyable part is when I have my regular students.
Pros
You earn even if it's below your needs.
Cons
Low salary, some rude students, company don't care, a lot of penalties.
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I believe the salary is extremely low as a result of the Double Reduction Policy.
ESL Teacher (Current Employee) - Manila - April 19, 2022
As an ESL teacher, it was difficult because you needed to engage your students in your classes, and sometimes they were very rude during your class, which required a lot of patience.
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Stress but depends on the child you're having a class with.
Esl Teacher (Former Employee) - Quezon - April 18, 2022
Low salary, it was fun until you met some rude and angry child. I mentioned fun because I have some students that listen and appreciate my work. That's all.
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Productive, fun and challenging job.
Online ESL Teacher (Former Employee) - Quezon City - April 10, 2022
It is not stressful. You can manage your own time and schedule. It can be a full-time or part-time job. I think, salary is quite good for a WFH setup. An applicant needs to have a lot of patience for unexpected students but most of the time, you'll enjoy teaching joyful students who are very friendly.
Pros
Wfh, own time management
Cons
Salary depends on your effort and the students' attendance, it is exhausting for sitting and speaking for hours, while always wearing a smile that might be sometimes fake
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My experience with 51talk was good
Online English Teacher (Former Employee) - Pampanga - March 27, 2022
I like the system of 51talk than the others, it easier. But for salary, I think you have to make a raise, because teachers are relly exorting a lot of effort in teaching.
Pros
Work from home
Cons
Power interruption, lost of internet connection
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A very fun job teaching with different ages of students.
English Online Tutor (Former Employee) - Bulacan - March 10, 2022
It is a very friendly platform to work with at home. All you need is a good internet connection, good lit of lightning and a friendly characteristics to build a good connection towards your students.
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Fun but sometimes stressful
ESL Teacher (Former Employee) - Work from Home - March 9, 2022
It's nice to meet new students everyday. 51Talk gave me the chance to enjoy working at home for almost a year. I can say that my experience here is not perfect but it's okay. ;)
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Well established Company
ESL Teacher (Former Employee) - Home Based - February 24, 2022
Their support portal is not helpful to the teacher's needs, especially those technical teams. They're too slow to respond. And many technical requirements to be checked
Pros
Incentive if you don't have penalty
Cons
Technical team too slow to respond and too many requirements on tech check
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Flexible time and productive trainings
Online ESL Teacher (Current Employee) - Tagum - February 24, 2022
I've been teaching for 3 years and 3 months to be exact and I must say that it was an amazing job, I have so far because of its advantages flexible time and productive platform and it also add to your growth and development especially on my craft as teacher. It enables me too learn and develop everyday.
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Coaches and Mentors are very patient and they are very hands on to their team.
Senior Teacher B (Current Employee) - Baguio - January 29, 2022
Working here is really great. We always get our salary on time. I easily get fully booked and easy to get promoted. It's a good company. Salary is good.
Pros
Flexible Schedule
Cons
Government Intervention
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Minimize penalties, they're too much.
Online English Teacher (Former Employee) - Philippines - January 27, 2022
I liked working there but management needs to improve on how to handle their teachers with more trust and consideration. I could open my slots anytime but they required me to open my schedule during the peak hours for a certain minimum of time. It was easy to get regular students as long as you try to get along with the students.
Pros
Flexible schedule
Cons
Too much penalties Low pay
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The lesson materials are good as well as the classroom environment.
ESL Teacher (Current Employee) - Kidapawan City, Cotabato - January 27, 2022
The company is nice in terms of trainings. It is also a good stepping stone for those who don't have an experience yet in teaching ESL. However, the salary is not that high and the penalties are so much for the teachers.
Pros
Free trainings.
Cons
Low salary, stressful, high penalties and deductions
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It's a fun workplace.
ESL Teacher (Current Employee) - WFH - January 25, 2022
I love working at 51talk but it's just that the bookings aren't as stable as before. The penalties are still too high if you will compare it to the volume of students and starting salary now.
Pros
Work from home
Cons
Low pay, high penalty
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51Talk didn't pay me since last month
Teacher (Current Employee) - Home Based - January 15, 2022
It's good that I found a job that is flexible but since I started last month I still didn't get my salary. It's frustrating tuat it says there it's negative! I'm discouraged to work since the last cutoff!
Pros
Flexible schedule
Cons
They didn't pay me
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It was a great company, but the penalties are too high. They're three times what you'd normally get paid. Trainings are provided and are good newbies
ESL Teacher (Former Employee) - Philippines - December 20, 2021
It was a great company, but the penalties are too high. They're three times what you'd normally get paid. Trainings are provided and are good newbies
Pros
Trainings are provided, good for newbies
Cons
Penalties are too high
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Enjoyable experience teaching with kids
ESL Teacher (Current Employee) - Pasig - November 24, 2021
Great time with kids! If you love kids, this is the place to be. Each lesson is very engaging and fun for teacher and kid. Nowadays though limited bookings because of the policy implemented in China. Nevertheless the company is expanding its reach to other countries as well. Hopefully more students will be coming in to enroll. Adult students are also welcome to enroll therefore night slots are also in demand. For newbies and for those who are interested the company is willing to train new teachers, and tenured teachers too are given trainings as well.
Pros
You can schedule your time at your own pace.
Cons
Chinese students are rare to find these days. Limited bookings nowadays.
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Fun workplacr
ESL Teacher (Former Employee) - Cebu City, Cebu - November 19, 2021
Nice place to work with. Had fun working here and teaching kids. Kids easily get attached to you when you are good and kind to them. Salary is so low
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