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)); "Fun work environment and coworkers." ((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

(4,605 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 4,605 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

Dec 18, 2013

Good company, good atmosphere when it was small in China, but when grows up, it changed a lot.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

multinational culture, good atmosphere, colleagues can get on well with each other, can get promotion if you try your best

Cons

more and more sales oriental, not much attractive salary

5.0

Aug 16, 2013

The best career move I've ever made - great people, mission and opportunity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

EF feels more like a start-up than any company - yet we are 35,00 strong in more than 55 countries. We are a social, connected, vibrant place. The energy here is infectious. I love our company mission and the work my colleagues and I get to do makes us feel like we're changing the world every day. Working with teachers, students and global travelers is really an honor and yet we can have fun doing it. Hands down the best place to work and I am so glad I came here.

Cons

Very few - but we are still a BIG company. So even though we act small, you always have the typical challenges that every big company experiences - internal communications, lots of people working on projects, etc. But the good thing about EF is that you always have ownership of your projects and it's up to you to see it through.

5.0

Jun 21, 2013

Marketing Supervisor

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Excellent working environment, good boss and happy co-workers

Cons

Without Gym room, i think it will be good for Employee's health

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Good company, good atmosphere when it was small in China, but when grows up, it changed a lot.

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