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EF (Education First)

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EF (Education First) reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,604 total reviews)
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Edward Hult, Ph.D

62% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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
2.0
May 11, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

- Great Employees and employee Camaraderie - Great perks/benefits (vacation days, off sites, events) - Nice building/office - Strong company culture - Good Location, close to the mall for lunch, accessible by public transportation - Growing/Popular industry

Cons

This place seems to hire/attract young employees/recent college grads. Instead of giving them a decent pay check, they make up for poor pay and retain them with crazy work parties, beer, expensive offsites, and an unprofessional "buddy-buddy" work relationship between manager and employee (imagine your boss getting drunk in front of you at a company party and hungover at work the next day). This place is probably good for social individuals who care more about the social experience as opposed to professional development and career growth. There is hardly any promotion or salary raise for employees who work hard and play less. Too many vacation days leads to more work for those who are currently in the office.

2.0
May 10, 2012

Poorly managed, negative atmosphere.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Occasional free drinks after work. Steady paycheck, not 100% commission based. Young and 'fun' (partying) staff. Decent holidays (3 weeks for new staff) plus a 'free trip' accompanying a group of students overseas.

Cons

Management team appears to be hired on the Survivor "outlive, outlast" model. If you can put up with phone sales for long enough you'll ascend the corporate ladder and become a manager some day. Their management hiring strategy does not appear to be based upon skills, experience, or aptitude. Secretive atmosphere. Interviews are ongoing, and current staff are reminded that they are disposable if they don't meet their sales goals. Mid level manager is a bully and seem to think that scare tactics are appropriate motivators. Numbers-obsessed management. They don't seem to understand that demonstrating care for their staff, and encouraging staff to care about their clients and the outcome of their programs, will increase sales. Instead they rely on heavy handed meetings where past, present, and future sales goals are repeated without addressing specific ways to overcome obstacles and meet the goals. Senior management and the Canadian CEO appear not to care about their front line workers at all (again, beyond buying drinks for the team occasionally, as though getting everyone drunk makes them feel relevant). It appears that the CEO would never deign to introduce himself to a new employee or acknowledge them in an elevator or in the hallway.

4.0
Apr 26, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Staff are given a lot of responsibility early on Excellent bonus opportunities if you work hard Great insurance and time off policies Fun energetic working environment Everyone's opinion counts Opportunities to travel abroad

Cons

Starting salary is average if you don't make bonus Only being allowed one personal item on my desk seems a little strict The wine and pizza at the bar is too pricey Crowded elevators - bad etiquette

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