Outdated method for United States - Rigid chain corporation not willing to adapt - Reading Specialist Kumon Employee Review

2.0
21 Mar 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Meeting some fun and humorous children. Seeing that I made a difference in children's perceptions about themselves.

Cons

The owners of my franchise did not pay me. I had to chase down my well-earned salary two times in one month. The reading part of the Kumon method is not for the demographic and educational situation that we have in central Florida. Nonetheless, owners were unwilling to adapt the method to the needs of the students. Their only interest was charging the parents money, and having the kids repeat as many times as possible out of greed. Not interested in education or helping children - only interested in profit.

Explore other reviews about Kumon

5.0
1 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very flexible and easy to get a hang of it.

Cons

Must be good at the learning material and good working with kids.

2.0
17 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Contributing to an educational environment, work didn't require any prior experience.

Cons

Management consistently took in more kids than the employees had capacity for, which lead to a lot of crunch for what should have been a straightforward task. The amount of work we were required to do did not scale with the $8 an hour I was receiving.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All