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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I worked at British swim school. It was a very chaotic and not structured place. Although I do think parents like it because of the name and how sophisticated it sounds. I personally don’t think it’s a good idea— but also depends on the area.[/quote]

Listen to this person. As someone who has taught kids gymnastics and dance at several companies, I know a lot of them are like this and it's not just bad for the employees -- it's negative and sometimes even dangerous for kids.

Trouble with scheduling and staffing are major red flags whether you're an employee or a patron. I want to see consistent staffing (mostly the same people every time) and the schedule has to be reliable with rare deviations from the published schedule. And when the deviate, they should be able to communicate that very clearly and with enough notice 99% of the time. It's understandable if there's a true emergency where you get late notice (once my kid's class was cancelled due to a tornado warning, I don't blame the school for not being able to let us know earlier). But if it's a staffing issue? Totally unacceptable. That likely means they are short staffed or have people quitting on them with little notice. It's a big red flag.[/quote]

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