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

2.0

Feb 16, 2014

Not been great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is good. Being a non-hierarchical based company you will get a chance to interact with the top level management as well.

Cons

You never know when you are going to be fired.The employees are always on their toes especially the people who have not completed much time in the company.

4.0

Feb 16, 2014

Fun, hard-working company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

international travel opportunities collaborative and supportive work environment awesome company mission that everyone's passionate about no cubicles work hard, play hard mentality fun company retreats benefits package (health, dental, 401K, etc.) lots of vacation time (starts at 3 weeks) lots of opportunities for lateral movement and promotions

Cons

low salary limited training on professional development (but getting better, they know they need to offer more) high turn-over

4.0

Feb 16, 2014

A fun and challenging work environment.

Senior tour consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Travel--bottom line is the best perk of the job. Amazing benefits, fun getaways and in-office competition that drive success with awards too! A company that is pioneering the customer experience and evolving educational travel to be the international leader.

Cons

Finding the right fit for the job can be difficult and it makes the company appear to have high turnover. This has improved in the last two years. If you work hard, you'll do well but you have to work hard and that means putting in a lot of extra time. Not a 40 hr a week gig.

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