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American Language Academy

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No concern for employees - Anonymous employee American Language Academy Employee Review

1.0
2 Oct 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great possibilities, could be a great school and work place if not for the owner. Pay is low, but schedule could be flexible, if you needed to go to the dr, etc..

Cons

Owner is running the company into the ground. No respect for employees at all. Plays favorites until she gets what she wants from you. Everything is done on her whim, or her emotions/mood of the day. Overly micro-manages everyone, expects salary employees to work overtime and on weekends, for very low pay. Also cuts salary employees to part-time with no warning, but not respect a part-time schedule calling or emailing when not at work or on weekends.

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Cons

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1.0
6 Aug 2015
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Pros

I worked as a full time teacher at ALA. The students were wonderful despite the fact that the upper management of the company often mistreating them.

Cons

Poor management. The company is run by two unscrupulous people who know very little about how education works, and often misrepresent their programs to both students and teachers. The language center makes millions of dollars, yet only have 6 computers in the computer labs and spend very little on resources for the center. The furniture looks like it was purchased from thrift stores. The owners are extremely parsimonious and lure in employees with attractive contracts, then change the terms a few months after the teachers arrive. They also have many questionable practices with how they treat international students as well. Teachers are treated as though they are disposable. ALA has one of the largest turnover rates in the area. During my time there, more than 4 employees left the company. If you want to develop and grow as a teacher

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