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 413 reviews)); "Overall really great culture and very easy to feel welcome!" ((in 332 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and share similar values for the most part." ((in 211 reviews)); "Great benefits and travel opportunities." ((in 163 reviews)); "Fun work environment and coworkers." ((in 113 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 509 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of decisiveness from managers that have been stagnating in their roles for too many years." ((in 321 reviews)); "There can be long hours and you get told no on the phone quite often." ((in 159 reviews)); "Bad manager leading the country" ((in 123 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

(4,610 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 4,610 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

Dec 3, 2013

Disappointing

Tour consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of young people. Easy to make friends. Fun company culture and you get a free tour if you stay for a year.

Cons

EF recruits really early to give the impression that the job is more substantial than it is. You are basically phone banking.

3.0

Nov 30, 2013

Awesome job. Terrible pay.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people there are awesome--young, fun and really bright. Everyone works well together and has a lot of fun.

Cons

Every day you go to work you think about how you can be making 50% more somewhere else.

3.0

Nov 27, 2013

The best and worst of any company, with a great cause regardless

Engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great group of diverse people from around the world. A perfect place for those just out of college. Lots of good energy and a great cause that's also profitable.

Cons

Extreme nepotism and cultural arrogance related to promotions and management, strange for a company that emphasizes the opposite.

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Jobs at EF (Education First)

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