Sylvan Learning Centers reviews

I am completely aghast that raters would give Sylvan a relatively high score for "culture and values";. This is an organization that is based on a franchise model (i.e. one owner makes all the profits) and pays certified teachers $10-$15/hour to be beck and call instructors with no benefits, job security or even weekly schedule security. How can any educated person see this as acceptable? I hope readers and future raters will consider this in their assessment. Although many Sylvan instructors are retirees, housewives, or students who do not necessarily have to care a lot about income, this inherent unfairness should still not be ignored.

It is with regret that I must say that my experience working for Sylvan of Greater Toronto was nothing short of an experience I could have done without. The business practices that took place behind the scenes were nothing but poor. I only hope that this is a realization the people that own run and manage the organization of 11 centres. The overall morale of those I worked with, was poor at best. The time that was needed to dedicate to the role. was in no way properly compensated monetarily. And if a promise was made, it was rare that it was ever followed though by those that were to put forth the action. I am disappointed in my experience with the Sylvan of GTA, and can only request that those looking for employment with this group of Sylvan Learning Centres, to really give yourself more value to your worth, and look elsewhere - even Sylvan Learning Centres outside of the GTA, but it is highly recommended that the ones within Toronto proper, and just to the north and just to the west be exempt from your search for employment.