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?

"Met some great people and walked away from each class with a smile on my face." ((in 420 reviews)); "Overall really great culture and very easy to feel welcome!" ((in 317 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and share similar values for the most part." ((in 209 reviews)); "Great benefits and travel opportunities." ((in 158 reviews)); "The team has been great and so open to teaching you everything you need to know and more." ((in 117 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 607 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 304 reviews)); "There can be long hours and you get told no on the phone quite often." ((in 155 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

1.0

Nov 16, 2013

This company is not 'for education'

Teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice staff, decent students, located in a popular area.

Cons

Curriculum is repetitive and non-academic, management, false promises of 'higher pay and insurance'. Some students have to travel over an hour by bus and train. Some students live in homestays of 15+. Majority of students are younger than 19 and may think they are on vacation.

4.0

Nov 15, 2013

Fun, young, international

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a very international company - so throughout working here, I got to meet people from all over the world. The travel benefits are also incredible. The people working here, no matter which office around the world, are all generally awesome, cultured, well-rounded people who know how to work hard and have fun.

Cons

The only thing I would say could have been better would be the pay.

1.0

Nov 13, 2013

Digital Marketing Manager

Digital marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Let you work freely on your own and explore your opportunities to grow on your own.

Cons

Forced to entertain seniors & directors in activities totally not job related. Directors can't make up their minds as they are too new on the job or getting use to the Asia culture. Worst yet is some of the marketing directors are not Asian but trying to promote to the Asian marketing without the local language background.

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