Great company to work with - Mentor Thinkful Employee Review

5.0
Jan 3, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Small, close and friendly group of individuals. Even though they are dispersed all over the globe they have got the art of communication down. There's no bureaucracy and they are extremely responsive. You get to choose your own work load and schedule, and the work is remote so you can work from anywhere. You work one-on-one with students who are extremely motivated so it's extremely satisfying.

Cons

Pay rates are low, but this is academia. If you compare what you make compared to what they charge for their courses I'm not sure they could do much better and still stay in business.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Mar 10, 2024
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Pros

Lots of "control" in mentorship, schedule flexibility, get paid to enhance your craft, and typical benefits of being an independent contractor

Cons

Unsteady flow of work (would be wise to not rely on this for primary income), pay is sub par for industry, pay schedule is roughly a month after service(rediculous lead time on billing), the company clearly cuts corners every year to save money and this directly impacts the contractors, unclear communication / expectations of the junior engineers that you train (we get lots of questions that must be deffered to Thinkful and many rules are not clear. You will also find students who seek help beyond the mentorsession as a last resort and must decide to leave them hanging or go above and beyond without additional pay)

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