Good part-time remote with some downsides - Computer Science Tutor Tutor.com Employee Review

3.0
Aug 18, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible, Good pay compared to most other tutoring services. Organized payroll. Lots of work during regular school year.

Cons

A lot of overhead you don't get paid for. They send you messages from QC about complaining students that they make you read but don't pay you for. About 10-20% of sessions, have some bug where it tries to connects for a minute than exits. You are waiting but never get paid. Not so much work during low School vacations but that is the same with all tutoring services. . You have to make a schedule irregular hours in EST no matter where you live. It's not integrated with any online calendars making it difficult to track. They have long standing bugs they never fix which make students mad and and make it almost impossible to earn the higher performance bonuses. Company limits tutors to 2 to 3 hours work hours per day if you live in most states because they are afraid of State Labor laws.

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Tutor.com Response
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Thanks for sharing your experience. Tutors are encouraged to consult the Tutor Resource Center (tutor.com/providers) for current information regarding pay. Additionally, scheduling and hour limitations are dictated by times of high learner demand across subjects, seasonal usage, and tutor locations. We are working to extend scheduling options to the greatest extent possible. We anticipate that the ongoing implementation of our new classroom environment will improve the tech experience for tutors.

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1.0
Jan 13, 2026
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Pros

The students are usually nice. Work from home.

Cons

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