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 been stable over the past 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) , ESL Teacher (199) , Online English Teacher (199) , 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?

"The company is great for people right out of college and that have an interest in education and travel." ((in 426 reviews)); "Overall really great culture and very easy to feel welcome!" ((in 325 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and share similar values for the most part." ((in 219 reviews)); "Great benefits and travel opportunities." ((in 163 reviews)); "The team has been great and so open to teaching you everything you need to know and more." ((in 121 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 611 reviews)); "Employees are generally over worked and have an incredible amount of work for such a low salary." ((in 516 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of decisiveness from managers that have been stagnating in their roles for too many years." ((in 310 reviews)); "There can be long hours and you get told no on the phone quite often." ((in 158 reviews)); "Bad manager leading the country" ((in 124 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

61% approve of CEO

47% 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

3.0

Apr 19, 2014

Underpaid, overworked

Academic director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company culture, cool travel opportunities, great experience to move into other roles within the other company or in other organisations.

Cons

Underpaid for the work you do- if you are considering this company NEGOTIATE your salary. The expectations are huge- they expect you to be willing to work endless overtime to show your commitment. If you are willing to take a hit ($) early in your EF career you will likely be rewarded later.

4.0

Apr 17, 2014

Good First Experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- able to make your own teaching schedule - staff is all star team - will pay for Abono

Cons

- pay isn't very competitive - classes are scheduled all over Madrid

2.0

Apr 15, 2014

Good for something to do in your spare time, but find a real job elsewhere if that's what you're looking for

Online english teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

--You're able to work as many or as little hours whenever and wherever you want in the world --You have the opportunity to speak with students around the world

Cons

--Low pay for what you're doing --You get the same pay for teaching Group Lessons as you would teaching Private Lessons, Business English or TOEIC classes, all of which require much more preparation. Englishtown will be assigning these classes soon automatically, for which there is no real incentive to teach. --Training past your initial training is extensive and unpaid --If you're having technical issues and cannot access a class, you will be fighting an uphill battle to get paid, even if it is Englishtown's problem --The student's word is worth more than a teacher's, and management does not care about what the teacher has to say. --Even though some students do not belong in their respective language levels, simply providing feedback of "advance/demote" is not tolerated.

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