my boss sends me once a week to a company to teach English..?

Question

I have found out how much the students pay for the classes and now know that I get only 64% of it....do you think that´s fair??? although she paid for the book and the photocopies I feel like I should get at least 75%...

do you still think I shouldn´t complain if I told you I only earn 8 euros per hour...BTW my boss only bought 1 book (just 17 euros) the students use photocopies...by the way I live in Spain, not the USA

Answer 1

Remember, the company has to make a profit too, and just the fact that you are recieving more than half of what the students pay for classes is more than generous on the companies account. They could have easily given you 20% and kept the rest for themselves.

It does not matter where you work, or that you are making 8 euros per hour, the point is that your boss is being more than generous by letting you keep 64% of the profit.

Answer 2

Actually, if you are receiving 64% of the price of the classes, your boss is going in the hole unless she got a pretty good deal on the books. As a freelance ESL teacher, I covered all of my own expenses and what I spent to be able to teach the class took at least 60% of the price of the class. Unless your boss is robbing these immigrants blind, I would say that you are getting more than a fair deal.

Answer 3

She is the boss, so she makes the rules. If she is covering the expenses, she has a right to set your wages. If you are unhappy with what you are being paid, you could quit and start teaching on your own. 64% sounds like a pretty good deal to me. Most people in service professions (mechanics, hairdressers, etc.) only get 50%.