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William S.

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About Me

Degree holding chemist, currently unemployed.

Interests

Classical music, great literature, crossword puzzles

5 Reviews by William

  • Coursera

2/6/14

I started taking their course "Analyzing the Universe" but had to drop out since I did not really have the time to devote to the class that I thought I would. I have, however, signed up for another which starts next month: "Analyzing the Beethoven Piano Sonatas. Anyhow, what I've seen so far leads me to believe that this is one class outfit, and should be recommended by its users to all their friends.

Updated 08/17/2015: Since the review above was written, I have taken (and completed) the two classes (Calculus I and II) offered by Jim Fowler of Ohio State University. He is a very energetic and passionate lecturer, and I would highly recommend these classes to anyone.

  • Care.com

2/6/14

I suppose care.com would be OK if I wanted to be a "nanny," but what I actually want to be is a tutor. Every time I've contacted one of their clients about a tutoring opportunity, I always get a "Dear John" letter in response. This is all the more perplexing since my name is Bill.

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MemberCare -. – Care.com Rep

Hi William, If you would like to privately message us the email on your account, I would be happy to look in to your profile, give you some advice, and see what might be going on! You can also contact our Member Care department with any questions you may have about ways to improve your profile and help you to stand out. If something is going on with the account, we would be more than happy to help troubleshoot and fix whatever might be happening! I do hope this helps, and wish you all the best in your job search!

  • Stream

2/6/14

Trying to become an associate of Stream Energy's marketing arm (Ignite) cost me every friendship I ever had. As soon as my friends and relatives learned that I was working for Stream/Ignite, they cut me out of their lives. I've had doors slammed in my face (by my "friends" mind you), and it actually cost me money to join this organization. I even started getting so many hateful messages on Linkedin that I obliterated my account. Let's just say I now know why some people refer to Multi- Layer Marketing as Middle Finger Marketing. I've become one myself.

  • Tutor.com

2/6/14

Complete waste of time. Not impressed. Don't get me started - it would cause your ears to burn.

  • WyzAnt

2/6/14

Almost a complete waste of time. I would apply for "tutoring opportunities" by the dozen and never hear back from any of these supposed "students." Even the ones who live in the same town I live in never responded. I also tried boosting my presence on their site by answering dozens of questions about quadratic equations, calculus, compound interest, etc. Nothing helped. I figure they are either scamming us by creating fictitious "students" or non-serious students are registering with their site. The same goes for Tutor.com, Tutor Doctor, etc. Worthless as mammary glands of a stallion.

William Has Earned 42 Votes

William S.'s review of Coursera earned a Very Helpful vote

William S.'s review of Stream earned a Very Helpful vote

William S.'s review of WyzAnt earned 9 Very Helpful votes

William S.'s review of Care.com earned 23 Very Helpful votes

William S.'s review of Tutor.com earned 8 Very Helpful votes

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