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 (237) , ESL Teacher (199) , Online English Teacher (199) , Sales Coordinator (136) , Sales (74) , Activity Leader (72) , 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?

"Met some great people and walked away from each class with a smile on my face." ((in 402 reviews)); "Overall really great culture and very easy to feel welcome!" ((in 329 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and share similar values for the most part." ((in 216 reviews)); "Great benefits and travel opportunities." ((in 161 reviews)); "The work environment can be fun and energetic." ((in 123 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 604 reviews)); "Employees are generally over worked and have an incredible amount of work for such a low salary." ((in 513 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of decisiveness from managers that have been stagnating in their roles for too many years." ((in 316 reviews)); "There can be long hours and you get told no on the phone quite often." ((in 151 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.

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3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,604 total reviews)

Edward Hult, Ph.D

62% 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 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,604 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

4.0

May 28, 2012

Great entry-level

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Pros

Team-work/ collaborative environment; learning a lot of transferrable skills (customer service, account maintenance, sales strategy, closing, professional development, public speaking); fun environment; lots of perks (celebrations, travel etc)

Cons

Salary; politics of opportunities; glass ceiling for promotions

2.0

May 22, 2012

Stay away from here. They lure you in with promises of advancement and then never follow through.

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Pros

Great benefits, young work force, lots of company parties

Cons

No room for advancement, poor management decisions, customers call in unhappy and scream at you, poor pay, turnover is very high -120 staff and at least half of the office leaves the job within the first year.

3.0

May 13, 2012

Fun/collaborative environment, work that helps people, very low pay

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Pros

Fun/collaborative/energetic work environment. All departments work toward one mission. Excellent benefits (generous vacation time, 401(k) matching, health, dental, etc.). Employees feel cared for by management. Transparency is big with senior management. Teams form strong friendships at work. You can feel good about your work because it's helping kids travel the world and they come back transformed.

Cons

The pay is way below average. This is off-set a bit by the free travel opportunities and benefits, but that doesn't pay the bills. No room to move up, only laterally. No professional development system in place or mentoring/training programs established.

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Great entry-level

Stay away from here. They lure you in with promises of advancement and then never follow through.

Fun/collaborative environment, work that helps people, very low pay

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