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?

"Met some great people and walked away from each class with a smile on my face." ((in 413 reviews)); "Overall really great culture and very easy to feel welcome!" ((in 330 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and share similar values for the most part." ((in 220 reviews)); "Great benefits and travel opportunities." ((in 163 reviews)); "The team has been great and so open to teaching you everything you need to know and more." ((in 129 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 605 reviews)); "Employees are generally over worked and have an incredible amount of work for such a low salary." ((in 512 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of decisiveness from managers that have been stagnating in their roles for too many years." ((in 317 reviews)); "There can be long hours and you get told no on the phone quite often." ((in 147 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).

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5K reviews

3.0

Sep 2, 2010

good for a short time

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great office building-- the location is really good too, nice modern structure with good views; not at all depressing like some offices good benefits overall; good peers

Cons

Management changes course with little planning or advance warning. This can be a source of frustration across departments and there is usually little anyone can do about it.

1.0

Jul 22, 2010

Beware of EF, great workplace friends won't pay the rent and EF won't pay a living wage for Boston dwellers.

Tour consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is staffed almost exclusively with recent college grads, the majority are between 22 and 29 years old, which makes for a "fun" and young environment. On the rare occasion that sales goals are met, a team of TCs will go out for drinks together and everyone gets along great outside of work. A quick way to make friends in a new city, and a lot of responsibility in a 100% sales job.

Cons

Management is bereft of any real management experience or training, they have simply outlasted their colleagues who have quit for a myriad of reasons. Primarily, the base salary pay is painfully low, below that of servers and cab drivers in the area, and the promise of making significant bonuses is just a ruse to get underpaid, non-overtime eligible employees to work until 9pm at night and come in on Saturdays.

2.0

Jul 14, 2010

an OK stepping stone

Tour consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

EF Tours has a young company culture feel and the environment can be fun (happy hours, beer offered as an incentive, etc.). Furthermore, EF has a world wide presence and it is possible to transition to a new opportunity abroad or within the US. New employees are also offered a generous benefits package.

Cons

If you are starting out at EF, more likely than not, you would be starting out as a Tour Consultant. Because this is a sales position, the turn over rate is very high and the hours can be long. The starting salary, additionally, can be non-competitive.

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