Not an easy job but someone has to do it - Instructor Top Driver Employee Review

Good training, ease of scheduling. Co-workers and managers and students were all great. It was enjoyable work and I was able to teach many of my kid's friends which was fun. They offer a nice discount for classes for employee's kids. Also, you can sometimes purchase cars. We did both. Since I only did in-car training I can't speak to the classroom. But on the road it's clear that the kids want to be there and learn so they behave well. Communication is key with parents and I never had any problems with them. I have to say that I liked the job a whole lot more than I thought I would! I only left due to my spouse's serious health issues and wouldn't hesitate to go back.

Having to schedule out a few weeks can be inconvenient but it is understandable. My regular job at the time was work from home so I was used to little direct management. That might not be ideal for some. As others have said, it can be a challenge to get from one pickup/dropoff point to another in the time allowed.

Flexible hours, nice coworkers, nice students.

They only give you a raise review every 18 months and they won’t mention when it’s time for your raise review, almost like they’re trying to avoid it. Only $1 per hour raise every 18 months. Low pay. Costco pays more per hour. They cram 32 students into 1 classroom and expect them to all pay attention for 2 hours. Large class sizes have been proven to not work in school systems, so why would they work outside of school? Parents complain when they schedule a home pickup for lesson 1 when their kid has never driven before because lessons are back to back and the student is not prepared to drive the previous student home. So the parents complain that their child isn’t driving for the full hour. They can’t drive for the full hour if they can’t drive yet to get the other student home and pick up the next student at the end of their lesson. Management always tells you when you did something incorrectly but they never give positive feedback. They don’t give us a reason to stay by making us feel valued.