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 412 reviews)); "Overall really great culture and very easy to feel welcome!" ((in 331 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and share similar values for the most part." ((in 202 reviews)); "Great benefits and travel opportunities." ((in 164 reviews)); "The team has been great and so open to teaching you everything you need to know and more." ((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 615 reviews)); "Employees are generally over worked and have an incredible amount of work for such a low salary." ((in 507 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 155 reviews)); "Bad manager leading the country" ((in 122 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

4.0

May 9, 2009

Good Introduction to Training!

Instructor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

EF is a great organization to work with to develop intercultural communications skills and learn from the "ground floor" I honed my training skills there as a teacher of English.

Cons

Lessons can be rather restrictive in content, allowing for little "official" expansion. However, creativity is encouraged and extra-curricula activities can amply supplement the class activities. Extra-curriculum is usually on your own time though.

4.0

Feb 22, 2009

A great place to work if you're open to something different

Systems manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

EF is a young, dynamic company that believes in working hard and playing hard, and balancing hard work with a healthy, active life outside of work. Benefits are great: generous vacation, excellent health benefits, travel and language program discounts, and a great restaurant / bar in the building that is the place to be after work on a Friday. There is a strong organizational culture and plenty of buy - in to the culture by senior management, and a big part of that is entrepreneurial spirit. The most successful employees are those that do their jobs as if they owned the place.

Cons

There is definitely a salary trade-off for working in such a great culture: salaries are significantly lower here than they are elsewhere in the job market. Job hunters that have a strong need for personal space may be surprised by the open-concept office space, where very few have private offices and even the most private offices have glass walls looking out to large work areas.

2.0

Nov 20, 2008

Get out and save your self a breath...

Finance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global and is easy to get in. Offers simple products which are simple to understand. Quickly you get in and work with many different aspect of the job. Good money for the right people. Traveling around the world is possible.

Cons

hierarchical and very secretive. People are shooting from the hip and called it initiatives. horrible working hours 80+ with no OT compensation. unstructured decision making process, and diverse workforce which would nt understand the importance of collaboration cross boundaries. unacceptable high turnover. many in the management level dont understand the relationship between direct and indirect cost. Forget clap on your shoulders..

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