One word - Amazing - Tutor StudyGate Employee Review

5.0
2 Aug 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The main pro is that there's not much overcrowding of tutors. This makes the tutors to bid an amount they actually deserve. This actually made me motivated to take time and do the work more efficiently and give quality output.

Cons

There's a bit low volume- but it's still a baby company, I'm sure it'll grow

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StudyGate Response
5y
Hello, August is traditionally the low point in work availability for the edtech industry, and I appreciate your unique perspective shared at this time. Overall, we are still underserved and look forward to bringing in more qualified tutors to the platform. As a recruiter on StudyGate I'm sensitive to 2 conflicting needs. Tutors need work whenever they want. Too much competition from other tutors is a disincentive. Students need tutors immediately. Too few tutors creates lag and a disincentive to work with SG. So I'm definitely looking for a happy medium to take care of the tutors on our platform and make sure they would have enough work whether it is August or now, December 2020. -Jacob

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5.0
4 Apr 2020
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Pros

User friendly platform with good tutors to help students. Quick support provided by team for both tutor and students.

Cons

Students don't approve answer and so tutor has to wait 14 days for payment.

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StudyGate Response
5y
Hey there, thanks for this feedback. I started a simple YouTube channel where I walk around the city and share how about how to best use this platform. I also made a blog and a tutor help center. My goal is quick success for competent tutors by connecting them with students that need help in the tutor's expertise. Regarding the cons, I really appreciate your pointing that out as I hear it a lot. We set 14 days because some of our students need to crosscheck SG answers before approval. Tutors are free to request a review from students beforehand, and that would close out the question as well. We post help articles for how to navigate that process. For more information on the topic, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foBNoowN5jw
1.0
17 Mar 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good motivating emails which are not related to work are sent every now and then.

Cons

1)A nano-tutoring website with hardly 20 students which only thinks about its own profits rather than thinking about the tutor’s hardwork. 2)Delayed payments->The tutor gets the chance to withdraw the payment after 14 days incase the student doesn’t dispute the answer. Once the withdrawal is requested, it takes further 2 weeks to get the money to your paypal. It takes a month to get the payment for 1 answer and that too with a deduction of $20-$30 3)The only company which gives students around 14 days to accept or reject/dispute an answer. The students are basically Chinese students looking for free answers. They post the question, get the answer, dispute the question and eventually get the answer along with a full refund of their payment and the tutor gets nothing for his/her hardwork.

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StudyGate Response
6y
Hello, thank you for your feedback. To address your points, the emails we send are related to the bid process. We treat homework help as a strategy to be refined, so I’m really glad you at least found the content encouraging! We don’t use the term nano-tutoring on our site, but we are a safe space for students who wouldn’t feel comfortable asking questions at their local institution. We want to be a part of each student’s success story. Our take on the 14 days for payment is that tutors are in charge of their accounts. If tutors answer on time, correctly, and establish trust with the student, then the student will approve the answer quickly. Otherwise, our view is that the student has the right to wait. If a student disputes a question, we’d prefer not to mediate at all as it is the tutor who has a reputation to maintain via the platform. But if a student is not treated respectfully and fairly, StudyGate will make it right. Finally, I’m sorry there was a payment delay to your account. I’d be happy to discuss this further offline so that we can resolve any missing or delayed payments. Again, I appreciate your taking the time to critique how we’re doing, we’re busier than ever and eager to improve! –Jacob Hallman
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