Employees criticize Gostudent

The negative reviews on Trustpilot and the dissatisfaction of tutors have increased massively in recent weeks. Gostudent rejects the accusations.

The employees of Gostudent are once again sharply criticizing the Austrian start-up. According to according to the Handelsblatt they accuse their employer of violating data protection regulations, paying salaries too late and processing terminations too slowly. In addition, an employee of Gostudent allegedly threatened to trace the critics via their IP addresses. Gostudent rejects the allegations.

Employees have been criticizing the lack of agreements between the company and employees for some time and have started a petition. They also criticized the fact that new students had been accepted even though too few tutors were available. As a result, Gostudent introduced a monthly Q&A session for employees. According to the tutors, however, not much has changed in their situation. Gostudent is even said to have dismissed four critics and shared their names in tutor groups. According to spokesperson Lena van Hooven, however, this was an oversight.

Felix Ohswald and Gregor Müller founded Gostudent in 2016. The Austrian start-up offers a platform that connects tutors with students.