51Talk reviews

3.3

49% would recommend to a friend

(2,472 total reviews)
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Jack Jiajia Huang

70% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

51Talk has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,472 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The 51Talk employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0
Apr 27, 2023

Good Company

Recommend
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Pros

great students flexible easy to understand Platform decent pay

Cons

strict on policies support was lacking at times

5.0
Mar 24, 2018

A good company to work for

Recommend
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Pros

Every two weeks, teachers are asked to work approximately 12.5 hours, or, at least to open that much time in availability. A major aspect of this job for me is that I am able to work remotely, so long as I have a decent internet connection. The students are, generally, quite excellent students who are motivated by a variety of factors to learn. It has been very, very rare in my year at the company to have a misbehaving student.

Cons

There is not much in the ways of upwards mobility. Benefits are non-existent. It is very bare-bones in this regard.

5.0
Feb 19, 2018

51 Talk Teacher

Recommend
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Pros

Great opportunity to work from home. Great opportunity to be connected to a database of thousands of potential students. If you are an excellent teacher, word will spread quickly and you will quickly accumulate lots of students. Some teachers are disgruntled because they are not able to acquire repeat bookings. There is lots of flexibility to adapt the lessons as you see fit. This is a great part time supplemental opportunity. I have always been paid on time and I've been here for 2 years. The stories about not being paid on time are from when a teacher is new and hasn't adequately or correctly submitted payment information. Teachers, make sure to follow your trainer's instructions carefully in order to receive your first payment on time.

Cons

You need to make sure that you are available for the hours you have promised. Like all of the ESL online companies, it is a competitive opportunity. You need to provide good teaching to get lots of students and succeed. The hours that you open are not guaranteed. IT depends on how you can stand out as an excellent teacher and get repeat students.

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