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.

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3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,609 total reviews)

Edward Hult, Ph.D

61% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

2.9

Compensation and benefits

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).

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5K reviews

1.0

Aug 5, 2013

Worst Place to work

Admissions

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Maybe you get to travel to see the schools on fam trips.

Cons

Management are a bunch of liars and pretty much do nothing while putting all the load on their staff.

1.0

Jul 30, 2013

Overworked (80+ hours/week)

Housing coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Enjoyed working with the students and the environment was fun

Cons

Worked 80+ hours a week (one week was over 90). When I approached management and upper management about this, I was told this was the company-wide expectation during the summer months. Typical hours were maybe 8:00am-9:00pm. Weekend work was expected and required. There was also extremely minimal on-the-job training. Many tasks could have been expedited if proper training was provided. Expected to do many tasks widely out of the job description. Very slow hiring process which lead to extra responsibilities for all other staff members.

3.0

Jul 14, 2013

Not great, not terrible

Foreign english teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not a bad first job - most coworkers are fun and friendly, you have the ability to work in different countries, and seasonal bonuses are given based on student retention rates.

Cons

I wouldn't recommend choosing this as a long term career unless you plan on moving up in the company and away from teaching. Pay isn't great, there is little respect for teachers, and the management is clearly more motivated by sales than quality of education.

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