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 416 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 213 reviews)); "Great benefits and travel opportunities." ((in 173 reviews)); "The work environment can be fun and energetic." ((in 115 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 609 reviews)); "Employees are generally over worked and have an incredible amount of work for such a low salary." ((in 520 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of decisiveness from managers that have been stagnating in their roles for too many years." ((in 308 reviews)); "There can be long hours and you get told no on the phone quite often." ((in 152 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

(4,608 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 4,608 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

Apr 26, 2013

Worst company ever, cheat people and employer!!

Sales executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with. Fantastic colleague, young and fun environment.

Cons

Management completely unprepared and too young. No carrier progress, the company is cheating customers and employer.

1.0

Apr 24, 2013

Very young team, trying hard, but without any people management knowledge. Ideal only as a first job

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to get in Ideal as a first job - it looks good on CV Great job titles (everybody seems to be a manager) Relaxed work environment

Cons

- Most of the people are internally recruited - Everything works with internal networking - either you are a friend or your request can wait - Team managers tend to be quite inexperienced, especially in digital marketing. They are very good with numbers, but have no clue on how to manage, train and coach people. - There is a major lack of internal communication

4.0

Apr 14, 2013

Challenging Environment That Respects Self Driven People

Technical lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very minimal red tape when it comes to technology. Highly approachable managers even when not co-located. Strong sense of reward and recognition. Flat teams without cliques. Pay at the higher end of the spectrum.

Cons

Bangalore office is infrastructurally challenged in terms of parking space and cafeteria. People who are process bound and have a regimental mindset may not find the work environment comfortable.

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