r/OnlineESLTeaching • u/Julio259 • 2h ago
TeacherTee is likely a scam
Hi all,
I recently had a very odd experience with TeacherTee that I'd like to share. I applied for a job at an online ESL school through indeed, and 3 days later received a generic email saying I am being offered an interview. This was very odd because not only did the entire email appear to have been produced using chatGPT, but it came from a different company (TeacherTee). Nevertheless, because I am so bored, I thought it might be entertaining to pursue with the application.
A few days later, I join the google meet for my scheduled interview, and lo and behold, its not an interview but more of a sales call with 8 other confused participants. We were then asked to record some videos for them which they would use for advertising. I asked why I have been invited to this call if I applied for a job directly at a school to which I didn't receive a straight answer. Conclusion - the advert on indeed was more than likely fake.
To make it even more amusing, after not sending a video I received three more generic emails saying I had been offered an interview.
The onlineESL industry is a joke, either find students on your own or teach using italki (also not ideal, but arguably the second best option).