Does EF (Education First) pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, EF (Education First) employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at EF (Education First). This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at EF (Education First)?

61% of EF (Education First) employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated EF (Education First) 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at EF (Education First)?

English Teacher (293) , Teacher (246) , Tour Consultant (238) , Online English Teacher (199) , ESL Teacher (198) , Sales Coordinator (137) , Sales (74) , Activity Leader (73) , Online ESL Teacher (67) , Sales Consultant (63) , Manager (61) , Educational Tour Consultant (46) , Marketing (42) , EF Activity Leader (40) , Sales Associate (40)

What are the pros of working at EF (Education First) according to real employee reviews?

"Met some great people and walked away from each class with a smile on my face." ((in 417 reviews)); "Overall really great culture and very easy to feel welcome!" ((in 334 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and share similar values for the most part." ((in 210 reviews)); "Great benefits and travel opportunities." ((in 165 reviews)); "The work environment can be fun and energetic." ((in 114 reviews))

What are the cons of working at EF (Education First) according to real employee reviews?

"You'll be doing a lot of work for low pay and have no life outside of EF." ((in 601 reviews)); "Employees are generally over worked and have an incredible amount of work for such a low salary." ((in 503 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of decisiveness from managers that have been stagnating in their roles for too many years." ((in 311 reviews)); "There can be long hours and you get told no on the phone quite often." ((in 157 reviews)); "Bad manager leading the country" ((in 125 reviews))

What are employees saying about EF (Education First) layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about EF (Education First) layoffs and their outlook for job security at EF (Education First) in 2026.

EF (Education First) reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,611 total reviews)

Edward Hult, Ph.D

62% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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EF (Education First) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,611 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).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Oct 6, 2014

great place, get much experience

Program coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work and show all your abilities. Friendly environment with helpful colleagues

Cons

Changing staffs continuously, always unclear bonus when managers told you about targets. Low salary.

2.0

Oct 3, 2014

Not so great company!!!

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good package to begin with - If you get noticed promotion are fast - Free to use any Technology

Cons

- People who work just keep working and those who don't just don't. - Management acts like dedicators, give huge tasks with impossible timelines. - Unnecessary pressure put on Employees - All foreigners act like your Boss - No actual travel opportunities - No actual level of order or control - Salary is unbalanced amongst co workers with big differences.

5.0

Sep 27, 2014

Great company, great people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is a company where you will work hard and play hard. They value your time off especially in summers, no problem getting holidays. If you work there for 2 years or so, they will help you look for another position within the company if your current department doesn't have any available positions. Office culture is awesome and they organize happy hours every month which is great to get to know people from other departments. Great place to work at when you are single but also when you have a family as family is valued very high.

Cons

Salary could be better considering the working hours one needs to do. There could be a better promotion structure. Sometimes they see you only in one field and wouldn't consider you working with anything else.

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