Still finding their focus - Anonymous employee UCode Employee Review

3.0
4 May 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours, get to work with code, sometimes you have a student that is just inspiring to see as they learn more programming and they just get it and do some really awesome stuff. Opportunity to learn some new coding languages on the job, plus you need to diagnose kids code so you become fluent pretty quickly.

Cons

Being the company is still working out the kinks you're going to be pushed to learn a bunch of new languages while also dealing with the bugs and hardships of broken curriculum. The company is going from game oriented projects to strictly code based learning, so the challenge of teaching has become harder as more and more kids become disinterested. Not much room for advancement, teachers pay-grades are based on how a student rates you on a 5 star system. It works against you more times then not.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
26 Jun 2021
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Pros

• I initially loved working at UCode for the opportunity to do what I was passionate about: teaching kids to code and make computer games •The enthusiastic kids and parents were awesome to work with. •I was constantly expanding my knowledge of coding by studying and teaching the coding curriculums • The center has a genius set-up for efficient teaching. Kids work through the curriculum at their own pace on their individual computers. Instructors assist kids with questions as opposed to giving lectures. • Full-time work is available during the summer (but not the school year) • Flexible scheduling • Great pay

Cons

• Very strict rules with a three-strike policy before being terminated. The job became stressful after this policy was implemented, especially upon reaching only one strike left. • Tardiness rule was too strict. It gave one strike for being even one minute late. Being on time was sometimes difficult with LA's terrible freeway traffic. I felt that that this rule promoted stressful, reckless driving. • Overtime my hours were reduced and it was difficult to get the number of hours that I wanted. • Not for those seeking full-time because the after-school hours UCode can teach are limited. • Curriculum could get buggy at times

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