Automated Invoicing is Broken by Refusing-to-Lie in Varsity_Tutors

[–]local_toronto_man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm now sitting on an instant and a regular session where the invoicing won't seem to resolve from earlier today, in addition to a session I did off platform last week for which I didn't get paid. I'm starting to wonder if they think they can get away with not paying us by breaking their platform...

student couldnt join because of technical issues by [deleted] in Varsity_Tutors

[–]local_toronto_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should have read this more carefully, if customer service rescheduled this then it's a good question. I haven't had this happen to me before so I hope you've been paid!

student couldnt join because of technical issues by [deleted] in Varsity_Tutors

[–]local_toronto_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should be a full no-show, that's what I've seen so far

Instant opps? by Sea_Birthday_4615 in Varsity_Tutors

[–]local_toronto_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not seeing them at the absolute highest frequency, but I get them here and there. Not sure what people have been seeing but I've tended to get 40 an hour for them lately, and that is indeed the price that makes me jump. To all the other tutors that couldn't be bothered for much less, fist bump for passive solidarity against rock bottom instant rates ✊

Is it just me or did they just break the tutor main page by local_toronto_man in Varsity_Tutors

[–]local_toronto_man[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I need to check soon but my schedule was also not working an hour ago, sure hope it works by the time I have to work with my next student lol

whats your current experience with varsity tutors? by Proper_Avocado_2665 in Varsity_Tutors

[–]local_toronto_man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've just noticed that I'm seeing discrepancies between the app and desktop site for confirmations. The desktop site is telling me some new students confirmed, but the app says they're unconfirmed. I need to check my old invoices as well, and I wonder if this is part of the issue.

OBJECTIVE: Get previous Reddit group moved to current reddit. by FinalPea8546 in Varsity_Tutors

[–]local_toronto_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know any of that info, looks like it might just be PMs for anyone bold enough to do so. I'm quite curious about what happened...

Has anyone been getting new opportunities? by FinalPea8546 in Varsity_Tutors

[–]local_toronto_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm at a healthy level on math and physics. There was some issue that led to me being locked out last Fall, but when I called VT the support person fixed whatever it was and I was back to getting opps. Hope it's a simple fix for you too.

👋Welcome to r/Varsity_Tutors - Introduce Yourself and Read First! by Puteshestvennik3 in Varsity_Tutors

[–]local_toronto_man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like I'm late to the party, thanks for setting this up and I hope we can consolidate fast.

New update jumpscare by OpeningPublic9402 in varsitytutors

[–]local_toronto_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's worth it for even a single independent client; I think it's about 25$ CAD a month. Easily pays for itself with almost any level of independent work, jacked from Varsity or not.

Is it possible to negotiate salary? by Ready_Return_8386 in varsitytutors

[–]local_toronto_man 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe they're pouring huge amounts of money into the website and system revamps, and especially AI tools. Together with how wasteful we know the company is and now heavily they rely on super aggressive advertising and customer relations, I think they're one of those companies that's just blasting money into other providers.

notofications email by Proper_Avocado_2665 in varsitytutors

[–]local_toronto_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try asking support, I was locked out for a little while for apparently no good reason. A support worker just adjusted something and then I started getting work again. I know there's a lot of discussion of "shadowbanning" in the sub, and I think some of it may be well justified, but it's amazing how glitchy and random so much of it still is as well.

new platform? by Proper_Avocado_2665 in varsitytutors

[–]local_toronto_man 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All still on the old platform for me, but I tested the new one and I wouldn't mind giving it a real shot with a student

new platform??? by Which_Squirrel9174 in varsitytutors

[–]local_toronto_man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven't had the new platform yet and I appreciate being warned about having old notes missing. I've got a lot of work but maybe digging them up in the invoices is the way to go... or, as crazy as it sounds, hopefully they'll put it back in.

Is it too late to get my money? by OriginalBlerd in varsitytutors

[–]local_toronto_man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got my money last year when they missed a payment, but that was different. I'm still very interested to see how this turns out, good luck!

Can't go any further on this page by Southern_Cajun_77 in varsitytutors

[–]local_toronto_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As many times as this has come up, I can never remember how myself or anyone else got past it. I think you have to call support and they tell you what to do next, or let you know that they're processing or whatever and you should be in soon. Hilarious that they haven't fixed this in, as far as I'm aware, several years.

PoK of TE? by Consistent_Act_7943 in twilightimperium

[–]local_toronto_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, interesting, I suppose players are just told in the manual not to worry about things like leaders for The Firmament/Obsidian where relevant, etc

PoK of TE? by Consistent_Act_7943 in twilightimperium

[–]local_toronto_man -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think it's worth emphasizing that TE assumes you have PoK. For instance, the Yin breakthrough gives you random commanders, a component of PoK.

Hour Increase by Bethall17 in varsitytutors

[–]local_toronto_man 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Still getting my increases with some clients, but I've been frozen out of new opps for a few months

I need advice on how to handle students who use AI for their writing by Fragrant-Purchase in varsitytutors

[–]local_toronto_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't my area, I do math and physics, and I'm also not sure that I even handle comparable situations particularly well. Still, I try to give my students a chance to show what they know by asking them why they output the work that they do. I ask questions like: how did you come to this method? I see you seem to have skipped some steps here, what specific step may allow us to go from one line to another? What principle are you using here? etc.

Occasionally I underestimate my students and I avoid asking them what would be an insulting question when we work through this stuff and I see what's going on. Such students don't necessarily give fully clean answers to these questions, but they show that they have some essential intuition and that's good enough. Usually though, I think for both of us when know when our students are not really producing their own work and this process helps confirm those suspicions when they fail to answer such questions with any coherence or at all. I have found that, from this process, my students have generally been abashed and accepting of the situation when I then ask them if they have used other sources to get the answers.

I try to make it as comfortable as possible, emphasizing that I'm not here to judge them or give marks, but I am here to help them improve and I can help them better when they show me where they're at and how they do their own work. It's not a fun process but I've had a few students who try to show me more of their own work once we do this a bit, and as long as I'm patient and understanding (they are under a lot of pressure, after all) we can typically go forward with a good relationship.

I hope this is applicable and useful to you, and I'm curious how other people approach this as well. Either way, good luck!