elementary school teacher

head of corporate strategy

business development representative

bilingual customer service associate

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Class-Over

Literally one of my FAVORITE jobs ever, Ive only been there 3 weeks but Im having a blast! Its so much fun reading with/drawing (i teach both) and I lovvvee that its a remote job! They update your schedule every few days and you get to pick your hours which is also awesome! The pay is once a month but I genuinely dont mind. Let them know of any schedule changes but theyre pretty understanding. Honestly, I dont have like any complaints and I tell my friends and family like, all about it so they can enjoy it too! 🤗🤗 after the interview, there is a demo class and its super chill. Afterwards (it took a week and a half for me) you’ll be scheduled for your first class, and youre also sent the background check stuff, billing info, and etcc..), apply and see how you like it,they provide all the material for you ( at least i know for storytelling and art) so all you have to do is just read the material, give. 5 minute break and just make it fun 🤩, no stress! (Only thing is, during certain classes the page might freeze, very rare but if it happens , tech will help or you just open the app back up, no worries). You can also go on phone,tablet or laptop to teach which is versatile. 🤗 

I like the structure and progression that the children follow as they go through the curriculum. However, it is difficult to pick up shifts or plan around schedule changes. Meaning, that I have to submit my availability for the month but if there is no guarantee there will be classes during the time I sent in. If you ask to see when the classes are, so you can see if you are available during that time, you are asked to just submit your availability and wait. There is no point-of-contact other than an email for assistance. I have never talked directly to another employee or higher up. 

The children and parents are very disrespectful!!! Nearly all the children in my class are being hand-fed by their parents, parents are on phone calls in the same room, or there are TV's or other distractions going on when I am teaching. 

Students are really nice to work with, class sizes are small, and teachers never need to contact parents directly. Scheduling is generally pretty consistent from week to week, with more classes during school holidays.

Course materials are provided, but the quality of the materials vary drastically, so I occasionally need to make supplementary materials in order to make it work (preparation time is unpaid).

They offer different levels in language classes, but there is no proper placement test, so students are often put into classes that don't match with their language ability. The scheduling team also isn't super responsive, and it could take weeks before the students are moved to a class that actually works for them.

Overall saying it could be a nice entry level teaching/work at home job for a little bit of extra money.

Teachers have a lot of flexibility with their schedules. The management team is extremely organized and responsive. The issue I raise with them is I have never spoken to or seen an actual person while working with this company. The teachers are treated more like cogs in a machine rather than people. That leads me to my next complaint, teachers are promised advancement in their position with ClassOver in the form of "tiers". After moving up to the highest tier, I have not experienced any benefit from moving up. In fact, I have received less hours (I think it is because the higher tiers are paid a little bit more). Therefore, my pay has fallen as a consequence. Secondly, they recently removed cash bonuses which cushioned their meager pay. I am waiting for my year-long contract to end. 

At first it seemed great to be a teacher for classover because they gave me a lot of hours, which is what I was looking for. However, that quickly spiraled into a disadvantage because they take advantage of you and will assign you classes without telling you, cancel classes without telling you, and constantly ask you to do classes that are during your sleeping hours. In addition, if they decide you asked to take time off for an emergency or last minute appointment, they will cut you and all of your classes and NOT respond to you if you ask them what is going on. So therefore, you are left hanging wondering if you should try to go elsewhere to work or if it is a possible technical issue.  I was working for them about 40 hours per week, 7 days per week, and they took all of my classes away because I had an emergency or technical issue like 3 times out of thousands of hours of work. 

I started working for Classover in November of 2020. They have grown a lot and made a lot of improvements since then. I love the guideline that came out to help teachers be all on the same page. It's hard to manage teachers who come from all different levels of teaching experience or who may not be as versed in online teaching trying to clearly and quickly manage inappropriate student behaviors or having to learn new tech.
I do wish the new site app had some of the old tools we used to use and was a bit more stable, but that is part of the growing pains. 
Overall the company has done a wonderful job of making its workers a priority. They are flexible and understandable with scheduling. Never had a problem with asking off.  They are working on the student leveling but again that is the biggest issue right now and that comes back to parents, not just the classover staff.

On a typical workday, you log in and teach the curriculum given. The hardest part of the job is the level of learning of each student. Some students are advanced in the language they are learning, and others are just beginning.  Students will be grouped heterogeneously yet; the curriculum is not created to suit the grouping. Therefore, you will have to adjust the curriculum for each student. That leads to lesson planning. Lesson planning is paid for an allotted time, if you spend more time adjusting the curriculum to meet the needs of students, you are not compensated for that. Also, you will not get the same students every session, so you will not be able to build upon what was taught.  
The workplace culture is relaxed, and management gets back to you when you have questions in a timely manner.

The company has run into some money problems so that means no bonus pay for taking last minute classes. Also, they want you to be able to commit to 11 weeks of uninterrupted sessions. That's fine, but the sessions come very infrequently, so are you going to clear your life just because you have 1 class on a Wednesday at 11am and another on a Friday at 9? 

If you're a math teacher, you might be busy. Anything else, good luck. Oh, if they give you a special project, make sure that you do it all as soon as possible and deliver it to them in bulk. They are likely to cut the budget in the middle of your special project and tell them "we don't need it anymore". If you were counting on that income, it would be gone, so deliver the work to them in bulk if you get a special project. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Remote working and the lesson plans are prepared for you, plus there’s no marketing or seeking to find students. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
You can’t be late - not even by one second. Not exaggerating. And the expectation is no time off even though you are self contracting. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Isolated - you are your own contracted, self employed agent. But with more restriction than if you worked for a company. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You set your own hours, back to back classes are only 5 mins apart. Classes can be monitored with no warning. If you are late, your pay is deducted. The parents and children rate you after every class.

This is an okay job if you don't mind hawking your email every minute of the day. Broadcast emails with class availability are sent to all teachers in your subject area at all hours of the day and night. If you respond within one minute you might land one or two classes for the week. Besides the low pay ($15/hr), there aren't many hours available and I've yet to be assigned a class of my own. I've had to compete with fellow teachers for every hour at CO.  Even if you commit to 15 consecutive lessons, classes are often cancelled or pulled from your schedule. Though lesson plans are provided, they are often lacking or completely off-topic.  Bottom line: it's grueling work that won't pay the rent, but if you're desperate or new to online teaching, it's a place to start.

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