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 2% 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) , ESL Teacher (199) , Online English Teacher (199) , Sales Coordinator (137) , Sales (74) , Activity Leader (73) , Online ESL Teacher (66) , 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 406 reviews)); "Overall really great culture and very easy to feel welcome!" ((in 319 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and share similar values for the most part." ((in 215 reviews)); "Great benefits and travel opportunities." ((in 169 reviews)); "The team has been great and so open to teaching you everything you need to know and more." ((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 618 reviews)); "Salary is low and at times managers can be unrealistic team and individual targeted goals." ((in 504 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of decisiveness from managers that have been stagnating in their roles for too many years." ((in 309 reviews)); "There can be long hours and you get told no on the phone quite often." ((in 153 reviews)); "Bad manager leading the country" ((in 120 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

(4,609 total reviews)

Edward Hult, Ph.D

61% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (4,609 reviews)

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EF (Education First) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,609 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

Sep 14, 2013

Use and throw company..dont join the company

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nothing i have seen good about this company.

Cons

1. They hire for some task and they fire once there work is done. 2. They trap the candidate giving more hike ....better dont join company else after some time they will throw you out. 3. Do not have good future in indian market. 4. Recommendation as is well wisher dont join them ever 5. even i have seen candidate has stopped joining this company for lil hike.

5.0

Sep 11, 2013

Great place to be entrepreneurial and see your ideas become reality

Global head of seo

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If are self-driven and take initiatives as well as responsibility for your actions you will achieve great things here. You will have a space and support from top management for all valuable initiatives you always wanted to do in less innovative companies. EF Englishtown is truly entrepreneurial place, where everyone with an idea aligned to business goals can make it happen and become reality. That's what differentiate it from other companies I worked before.

Cons

EF Englishtown has a typical fast growing and start-up symptoms, where not everything is in place yet, but outlook for future looks very positive. If you can't deal with that and you are not ready to be agile, just leave.

3.0

Sep 10, 2013

Average experience

English teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Meet new people, good atmosphere, allows for independence and flexibility in terms of choosing your work hours. Also allow you to take any overtime whenever you want it.

Cons

A lot of work for not much reward. The teachers are underpaid for the amount of effort that goes into the teaching.

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