EF Education First reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,604 total reviews)
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Edward Hult, Ph.D

62% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

EF Education First has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,604 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The EF Education First employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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5K reviews
4.0
Apr 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits - health, dental, vision. Awesome travel opportunities on the companies dime. CEO is there every single day. He's a billionaire and inherited daddy's company, but at least you can ride the elevator up with him and he won't ignore you.

Cons

Still a sleezy corporation. They don't care about you and will get rid of you and call it "restructuring" because they are swiss. This didn't happen to me. Also they went from offering remote jobs, to some remote jobs, to everyone being hybrid, decreasing the remote days, and now everyone is in person except for fridays.

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EF Education First Response
1mo
Thank you for sharing your experience as a Travel Operations Coordinator in our Boston office. It’s great to hear that you valued the benefits and travel opportunities, which we are really proud to offer. We understand your frustration around our post-Covid return to office transition. Prior to Covid, we had a traditional 5 days in policy for our office-based staff. After Covid, our return to office plan evolved over several years from remote permitted, 2 days in, 3 days in and now 4 days in. This is rooted in our commitment to in-person collaboration within our vibrant workspaces whenever possible. We know that change doesn’t work for everyone. We value the time you spent with us and wish you well in what comes next.
1.0
Apr 2, 2026

Can't recommend

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I had the most amazing teammates!

Cons

Salary, micromanagement, management with fear, no career opportunities, working hours, no work/life balance, prioritizing quantity over quality, taking advantage of young people who are just starting their careers.

3.0
Mar 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Opportunities to travel, the people.

Cons

Salaries and workload. Work/life balance

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EF Education First Response
2mo
Hi, thanks for taking the time to write about your time at EF on the Travel team. Great that the work culture and travel opportunities was something you enjoyed so much. Sorry to hear you felt the salary didn't match the workload; we hope you were able to talk about expectations with your manager at the time, but in any case, we have also shared this with the team in Zurich so they are aware.
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