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    Mathnasium Reviews

    Updated 14 November, 2018
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    Mathnasium Founder and Chief Executive Officer Peter Markovitz
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    Pros

    • "Working with kids is very rewarding and the parents are always so appreciative of us helping their kids succeed" (in 55 reviews)

    • "Overall, I really enjoyed this part-time job" (in 36 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Very low pay given the amount of hours worked" (in 43 reviews)

    • "Only part-time work is available" (in 36 reviews)

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    1. "Math Instructor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, ON
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Mathnasium part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      a supportive environment
      nice job
      lovely kids

      Cons

      working at dinner time
      work on Saturday

    2. "Average"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Mathnasium part-time

      Pros

      the environment is very comfortable

      Cons

      there might be too many kids sometimes

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    3. "Unprofessional Owener"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Clean environment
      Great program
      Team teaching
      Great kids
      Friendly parents

      Cons

      Owner that lies about money and other incentives
      No support from owner
      No safety measures in place

      Advice to Management

      Ensure that the owners are actually fulfilling what they outlined in contracts

    4. "pretty good"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Mathnasium part-time

      Pros

      nice, clean environment
      team teaching meaning that if you are having trouble with a student there is someone else to help
      kids are generally very kind and sweet

      Cons

      somewhat low pay given that qualifications are pretty high
      hours are afterschool, and generally have to commit more hours during the school year while less during breaks (which for a person still studying, it is quite a hassle)

    5. "Math instructor"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
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      I have been working at Mathnasium part-time

      Pros

      Rewarding and fun. Instructors are great and you get to play games sometimes

      Cons

      Not a whole lot of training. Not a whole lot of hours

    6. "Instructor"

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      Former Employee - Instructor in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Instructor in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Mathnasium part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Flexible schedule. Easy to apply method. Good part time for graduate students. Uniform provided. Snacks in the centre but not always.

      Cons

      May not have enough shifts for instructors to compensate all employees. Shifts depend on the number of students in a center.

      Advice to Management

      Be accommodating to instructors. Make sure there are equal opportunities for everyone

    7. "Great for students in university/college, or advanced high school students (for e.g. IB or AP students)"

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      Current Employee - Math Instructor in Mississauga, ON
      Current Employee - Math Instructor in Mississauga, ON
      Recommends

      I have been working at Mathnasium part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      - It's part-time, so it's easy to manage along with school-work.

      - It's a very easy job: you help students understand concepts that they are having difficulty with. You sit most of the time and you walk around only when moving to help another student.

      - Materials to be taught is very easy - up to grade 12 (calculus and vectors, here in Ontario), so if you're good at math, it's an easy job.

      - You have plenty of ways to teach the students - they give you various tools that can help you in teaching them (they're called manipulatives). For e.g. they have various polyhedra to help students visualize what polyhedra look like. They also have fake money so that it's easier for instructors to teach students about money.

      Cons

      - If you're looking for a full-time position, you probably won't get it.

      - The pay isn't that great

      - No benefits packages

      Advice to Management

      None so far.

    8. "Good place"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      You will productive at the end of the day.

      Cons

      Somewhat energy consuming when center gets busy.

    9. "Fun job, good experience, few hours to be had"

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      Current Employee - Instructor
      Current Employee - Instructor
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Mathnasium part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      The kids are always great. If you like working with kids, you'll enjoy working at Mathnasium.
      The schedule is often flexible. I personally tried to work as many shifts as possible but I know we often had people on the team only working one or two shifts a week by choice.

      Cons

      Not enough hours to make a living - you need to find another part-time job to fit around the centre's hours if you are trying to support yourself.
      The schedule through the school year is kind of annoying if you work every day it's open. You work Monday-Thursday, have Friday off, then work Saturday, then have Sunday off. It might surprise you how much different having two days off in a row vs. two separate days off can feel for your mental health.
      I found both centres I've worked at to be somewhat unorganized and often the communication with staff about things like schedule changes, summer hours, etc. was delayed or nonexistent.

      Advice to Management

      Value your instructors and keep them in the loop! And pay them as well as you can :) They are what keep the business going.

    10. "Super flexible schedule"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      Flexible schedule, overall a good learning experience

      Cons

      children can be hard to deal with sometimes but you have to try your best

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