Prompt

1,0

22 aug 2022

Writing coach

Aanbevelen

Goedkeuring directeur

Zakelijk vooruitzicht

Pluspunten

Fairly flexible remote schedule working with generally nice people.

Minpunten

Was looking to earn a few extra bucks in my downtime with this job. This company is about creating a facade of fair compensation and appreciation for its workers. They go out of their way to be very encouraging and open during the hiring process. After being hired, they give feedback on your feedback of students' work that is beyond nitpicky and so hyper-specific that it just isn't worth the time or energy. On average you are compensated $20 per feedback based on their estimated to complete, which is 48 minutes; however, without months of practice, it will take you far longer than 48 minutes. They give you a measly $100 bonus after your first 15 essays--not worth it. Additionally, they continue to give you feedback long after you've been hired, and honestly, it just isn't worth the time and effort, especially when I learned that students are paying $500 on average for Prompt's services, but I'm only getting paid $20 of that when I'm doing all of the work! They are taking advantage of English majors and honestly, it feels abusive. Also, you're mostly helping already-entitled, privileged students get into mostly elite schools, so the work you're doing just props up existing systemic inequalities. Don't work here if you value your time, talent, and dignity.

Reactie van Prompt

Hi. Brad here, Founder of Prompt. I'm sorry you feel this way. And our team would be happy to have a conversation with you about your concerns. I will respond to your misconceptions below to provide you and everyone reading your review with better context around how we operate. 1. We base our estimated editing time per document on time studies we conducted with experienced writing coaches. Many experienced writing coaches are 20-30% faster than the estimated editing time, and therefore, they are effectively earning at a higher rate. We know some coaches take longer than the estimate, but we coach each writing coach on how to become faster without sacrificing quality. If you're looking to improve your speed, please speak with your mentor. 2. We pay coaches for our training and evaluation process – even if a coach ultimately isn't hired. The $100 bonus after completing 15 paid essays is a reward. 3. Our coach pay is better than many tutoring positions. I would encourage you to look more into how we price our services. Our $500 product you reference is for unlimited coaching for the Common Application Essay. And a coach typically earns $150-200 for a Common Application Essay student – not the $20 you reference. Keep in mind that we make, we have considerable costs to pay – such as operating our business and obtaining customers. 4. We work with many thousands of students each year. Yes, many of these students are applying to highly-selective colleges where essays may be more important to admission. And yes, many students come from wealthier backgrounds. But we also believe that every student deserves to improve their writing skills and produce essays they are confident in. We offer free essay bootcamps and reviews to students on free and reduced lunch plans across hundreds of high schools. And we also work directly with many Title 1 schools. 5. All of our writing coaches are employees. And our customers have very specific needs, which often require us to provide written feedback within short time windows. We've structured our writing coach program to maximize coach flexibility while also meeting our customer needs. Thank you for reading our responses. And I hope you reach out to the Prompt team to discuss your concerns and clear up any misconceptions you may have.

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