Avoid!!! - ESL Teacher Vinalearn Employee Review

2.0
Jun 15, 2023
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Pros

There use to be pro's, now there are a load of cons!!

Cons

- This is a dodgy company when it comes to paperwork. You pay more than 20 million for a work permit. - Company CEO Miss Huong Nguyen has an internal policy ( as per Karina Fullard) " We aren't able to employ people with a dark skin, inorder to protect our reputation of only providing white skin teachers to schools" - I've been offered a management role at the company and so has many other teachers, however company is not willing to pay for expertise. Company pays a sub par wage with minimal bonus percentages. - Been working at a High School/Secondary school in District 7. The academic team can't provide proper material and what the school wants and what they say are two different things.

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3.0
Mar 3, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Overall, it's not the worst company to work for if you're interested in working at public schools. There are certainly much worse places to work. They always pay on time and are willing to correct errors if made. The local staff members are friendly and amicable. If you want hours, they are more than happy to give you a full schedule where you can work at one or two schools only (this can be rare with English Language agencies). The management has also begun to improve some of their organization and increased their standards of professionalism and communication.

Cons

They don't cover any documentation, health check, or visa fees–you pay for everything out of pocket. They also don't offer assistance with helping you to find time off to get to the government offices to turn in the official documentation. Additionally, some of the foreign management can be ingenuine and have lied to the English teachers or manipulated situations to make employees feel powerless to leave the company or find other work. However, again, things seem to be improving.

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1.0
Apr 7, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Quite flexible and opportunity for extra hours. Ok pay.

Cons

There is toxic atmosphere that begins with the boss Joe who is a narcissistic bully. He has control of everyone and everything. You cannot avoid feeling the teachers vs management culture of the company. Please walk away from this mess.

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