McElroy Tutoring is a business that should not be trusted. They false advertise and then try to rip off their own tutors by paying them less than what was promised. First, I'll address the false advertising. According to their website, "every tutoring candidate must pass a rigorous, thorough series of interviews with our staff, including a personal interview with our founder Brian McElroy, before he/she can become an official member of the McElroy Tutoring Team." That is a lie. I was with the company for two years and I NEVER interviewed nor spoke with Brian McElroy.
They also mention that their tutors have exceptional test scores (95 percent and above). I have two master degrees but I was never asked about test scores, nor asked to complete a test.
The reason I joined McElroy Tutoring to begin with is that Brian advertised that unlike other tutoring companies that take high commissions from their tutors, his company only takes 10% of the tutor's pay. He was explicit in stating that tutors are doing the majority of the work, therefore, we should earn the majority of the pay. That excerpt has since been removed from his website.
The levels of tutors is also bogus. The tutors can pick whether they are "Junior Tutors" or "Master Tutors" etc. I live in the South. People here aren't going to pay $100/hr for tutoring. The average rate here is between $30-$50/hr, so I listed myself as a "Senior Tutor" because the rates were between $ 35-$50/hr. According to the level of experience I have though, over ten years, I could have listed myself as a Ph. D. Tutor, which by the way, doesn't mean the tutor has a Ph. D. Many of the tutors who advertise as a Ph. D. Tutor only have their bachelor's degree.
Brian McElroy also advertised when I first joined that tutors "need only worry about tutoring" and that his company would take care of all the money exchanging transactions. Well, that was false too. When I had a client who didn't pay ahead of time, they wanted me to contact him and ask him for the payment. Why the heck are they earning a commission if they aren't even doing that?
Here was the final blow. My first paycheck was accurate ($50/hr - 10% commission). The second paycheck they tried to tell me I only earned $30/hr. WTF? All of a sudden they want a 40% commission instead of a 10% commission? Since they changed all the information on their website from since I first joined, I can't prove any of this, but let me tell you, these people are very shady.
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