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EF (Education First)

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EF (Education First) reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,610 total reviews)
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Edward Hult, Ph.D

61% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

EF (Education First) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,610 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
1.0
Mar 4, 2017

For the Kool-Aid Drinkers

Anonymous employee
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Pros

This company is not for everyone. They market themselves as this exciting, fresh, fun place to work but in reality it's the pits. If you're 22 with no prior work experience then you'll love it, mainly because you don't know any better.

Cons

It's full of mid-twenty something trust fund babies that have something to prove. They don't do the work you're relying on them to do, so you take it into your own hands, and they b*tch you out for it because their poor egos are bruised. Most of the women act like fourteen year old mean girls that find it necessary to gossip in corners or in the cafeteria. If you loved high school, you'll love EF. Another former employer referred EF as the abusive partner that isolates you from everyone and everything else. It's located far away from anything else, there's a bar in the lobby so you drink with your co-workers, and you're forced to travel for team building exercises; so basically your life HAS to be EF focused. Forget it if you have a learning disability or any mental health issues or disabilities. They have absolutely no patience for that. It's a sink or swim environment. Survival of the fittest, baby! If you're a cookie-cutter sorority girl and your Dad pays your rent, you'll fit in just fine!

1.0
May 28, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours, pays on time (often early), if you make a mistake on an invoice they'll still pay what they owe you. Regular pay raises, but...

Cons

You're not really there to teach English. You're there to sell classes. You can get great student reviews by heaping praise upon students and the office will love you. Horrible, horrible support from the Boston office. If you have an emergency and follow procedure, they will still mark you as not showing and you can lose a week's work. You get regular pay raises -- but you also get fewer scheduled hours after you get that raise. People assigned to review you can't manage to do it in a reasonable amount of time. 1 minute late could cost you a raise. Many of your "colleagues" that you'll never meet are unprepared or unqualified.

2.0
May 17, 2016

Tour Consultant

Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits in terms of vacation time and health insurance. Amazing travel opportunities. Fun place to work if you are under 27 years old (most of the company is)

Cons

Zero work life balance, very limited growth opportunities. You will do 7 jobs for half of one salary. Incredibly low pay for the industry (or any professional career in this area). You are replaceable by any new graduate that applies.

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