A job that fits me as a single dad - Online ESL Teacher Native Camp Employee Review

5.0
Aug 21, 2020
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Pros

1. Flexibility... you think you know what flexibility in terms of online teaching? No you don't... Nativecamp do have this feature what we call sudden class / lesson now... wherein you just have to go online / stand by then wait for a student to enter your class REAL TIME!.. YES! again REAL TIME!... unlike MOST of online teaching company they only have booking class and do take note that's what they call "flexibility".. So what do you call ours? SUPER OMEGA ALPHA BRAVO flexibility. 2. clients / students are mostly or 99% Japanese.. so when we say Japanese... the culture is really great, there are only few rude students mostly adults and this is where your skills are tested. 3. When you become a veteran teacher or a long time teacher with good reputation. The bonus is really high.

Cons

1. I have a love&hate relationship with this company. Well there are no perfect companies right? One of the disappointments that I encountered is during this pandemic. They mass hired a lot of teachers leading to excessive numbers of teachers and not only that they LOWERED THE STANDARDS of requirements to get in to the company to be a teacher. So a lot of student are saying that new teachers these days are not competitive, I wanna agree but of course I had to defend them some how hahaha. This lead to unbalanced ratio of teacher:student... a lot of veteran teachers such as me lost a lot of income due to a lot of options. It's not about reputation and this is not enough to explain my self. 2. If you are new. GOOD LUCK and don't loose hope.. the good luck part is being sarcastic and the don't loose hope is genuinely me saying hang in there. Learn the tricks and get used to the flow of the lesson. When you started to get bored of class and you no longer have to check the cheat sheet then congrats you have mastered the flow and student will really feel that you know what you are doing. How ever first few months will be your worst months because of lack of student, very low income. I have to admit that If you're just starting you really have to suck it up. So to deal with this have more experience so you will reach the PROS# 3

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Native Camp Response
5y
Dear teacher, Thank you for your feedback. Native Camp is constantly working on changes and improvements for our teachers. If you need any help please do not hesitate to contact us and our admin team will answer all your doubts. However, we wish you a lot of successful lessons in the future! Best regards, Native Camp

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Pros

Job opportunity for people who don't have a degree. They supply videos for you to familiarize yourself with the different lessons. Their communication has a quick turnaround.

Cons

Videos cannot actually prepare you for doing the actual lessons. Some sort of interactive system is needed to prepare teachers better for conducting the actual lessons. Communication method on the interface is a bit confusing - I cannot see which messages are unread-even when I toggle the icon to "unread messages"

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Dear Teacher, Thank you for your feedback. Native Camp is constantly looking to improve its services for students and teachers alike, and your opinion means a lot to us. Best Regards, Native Camp
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Pros

1. Very flexible platform 2. No minimum hours required 3. mostly polite students 4. lesson material provided

Cons

1. The salary is pathetic and it is a shame they are still paying that same rate since they started. 2. They recently introduced a feature where you can adjust your rate but the requirements you should meet first are almost impossible to achieve. 3. very long waiting hours, too many teachers, very few students 4. a biased rating system that punishes teachers

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Dear Teacher, Thank you for your feedback. Native Camp is constantly looking to improve its services for students and teachers alike, and your opinion means a lot to us. Best Regards, Native Camp
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