Don't do it. If you do, take it day by day. You're not leaving the classroom for this job. - Professional Learning Specialist Amplify Employee Review

1.0
Sep 28, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting opportunity Travel Resume booster - possibly the best part of my experience "Support" available - there is a kick off event that is meant to support new Professional Learning Specialists and mentors assigned, but there was a huge learning curve and gap that you must be self-motivated to figure out. Although you pay for travel upfront, you will be reimbursed as long as you follow the guidelines.

Cons

This role and company is borderline predatory on the many teachers that look to leave the classroom. I did notice that many higher ups in the corporate offices started as classroom teachers and VPs start their motivational talks by saying that they started in the classroom too. Metrics for success are not clearly laid out or equitable. Company talks about being all for equity, but as a POC I delivered professional development, received racially charged comments, and in those communities I ratings and comments on the more negative side. Some mentors would say that poor scores didn't mean anything. They definitely do. I would say this is one of the most stressful parts of the job -- you can try your best but you can't always control the poor ratings/scores. Travel can also be a con if you're not up for the adventure-- air planes, driving at least 1 hour, staying in random hotels in rural America...

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Amplify Response
8mo
Thank you for sharing your experience as a Professional Learning Specialist. We appreciate your insights about the role structure and feedback process. We'll discuss them with our teams to improve the experience.

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Multiple opportunities to learn and grow, flexible schedule, excellent, hard-working colleagues.

Cons

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2.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

There are some very dedicated, talented and well intentioned people who work there. For awhile it felt like the organization was building and doing great things. The salary felt fairly competitive with the industry standard.

Cons

Don't look too closely under the hood if you don't want to stop believing in the illusion. The product is no longer as strong as it once was, the PD and CS have gone way downhill, they care more about profit than people and they are no longer mission driven but success and money driven. They talk a good game, but many people there are ruthless so watch your back. They do a good job of making you feel like it's the best place to work and you are lucky to be there, for awhile, but when the blook is off the rose, watch out.

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3d
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for the many years you spent at Amplify. Your perspective is important, and we’ve shared your review with leadership.
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