Pros
- Genuine and supportive colleagues who truly care for the children, though almost all have left. - Nice clients - Bear minimum training - Minimum payout (though terms & conditions change according to boss' favour) - Medical benefits ($100/year).
Cons
1. 50-50 split Let's talk about the 50-50 split. First off, company only gives you: 1) clients 2) training; supervision (however, it is not sufficient. you have to be proactive and read up alot on your own. I'd say training & supervision is only 20% of what you need to know). - Travel reimbursement is only given when you hit certain number of hours. - They dont provide any employee benefits- no CPF, maternity, annual leaves etc because they operate on a "free-lance" model. - Toys, materials and learning resources- you will have to source/make on your own outside working hours. They do give you $50 a YEAR to reimburse though it is definitely not enough. - Timesheets, rescheduling, filing taxes have to be done by yourself since you are considered self-employed. So... if almost everything is to be done by yourself, it is difficult to see how it is justifiable that the company is taking half your cut every month. Yes, they give you the clients and bear minimum training, but it is your tenancity and hard work that retain the clients. 2. They exploit your passion & children's parents - Yes, we love our children but it is not right that our passion is taken advantage of especially when the company is taking a 50% cut. - Pushing parents to get consultations (higher rates) in order for child to "progress". Claiming that consultation is also to give therapist advice to things they may be blindsided to. But most often, comments are to just continue what we have been doing as kid is progressing well. So then, what is the point of it? - Knows and takes advantage of therapist good relations with child/parents to push for consultations, increase sessions and increasing rates. 3. Unprofessional management - Boss gossips about people she interviews and employees during trainings. We are all entitled to our views, but as a boss.. it is unnecessary and uncalled for, breeds toxicity too. - Management gets new therapists (barely in company for 3 months) to leave review on glassdoor, so the 4-5 stars reviews should be taken with a pinch of salt. - During COVID, when most centres had to stop sessions, company claims they have approval to continue operation yet have no prove of it. Even told us to listen to correct sources when MOE, MOH and ECDA clearly stated we cant. They told us we are not obligated to work, with our ricebowls (you dont work, you have no income) as an invisible threat. When parents are concerned of rising cases and want to pause sessions, they told them they cant hold the slot for them for too long... The list really goes. But i believe these red flags are enough to give you a glimpse of what's it like. I am aware that no company is perfect and that this is just a small company that has lots of room for improvement. My advice is, read and discern for yourself- are the cons are worth it.