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 1% 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) , Online English Teacher (199) , ESL Teacher (198) , Sales Coordinator (137) , Sales (74) , Activity Leader (73) , Online ESL Teacher (67) , 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 417 reviews)); "Overall really great culture and very easy to feel welcome!" ((in 334 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and share similar values for the most part." ((in 210 reviews)); "Great benefits and travel opportunities." ((in 165 reviews)); "The work environment can be fun and energetic." ((in 114 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 601 reviews)); "Employees are generally over worked and have an incredible amount of work for such a low salary." ((in 503 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of decisiveness from managers that have been stagnating in their roles for too many years." ((in 311 reviews)); "There can be long hours and you get told no on the phone quite often." ((in 157 reviews)); "Bad manager leading the country" ((in 125 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

(4,611 total reviews)

Edward Hult, Ph.D

62% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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EF (Education First) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,611 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

1.0

Aug 25, 2025

Ef ks abusive towards the teachers

Teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None after working for four months.

Cons

Constantly abusing and no support. When their platform glitches there is now sy to contact them. If you deliver a after class report late although the student has asked for you not to do after class reports and you have told them they abuse you and then terminate the contract.

EF (Education First) Response

10mo

Hi, thank you for taking the time to write a review. EF does not tolerate abuse of any kind. We take your concerns seriously and have shared them with EF Teach Online leadership. If you have any additional details you'd like to share, we encourage you to reach out to your manager or Recruitment and Employee Development (RED) team, or email us directly at hr@ef.com so we can learn more about your specific experience and ensure your concerns are addressed through the proper channels.

2.0

Aug 20, 2025

decent

Business analayst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent stuff, great job, nice

Cons

Pretty bad days graft that

EF (Education First) Response

10mo

We want to thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re glad to hear you’ve found positives in your role, and we appreciate your feedback on the challenges as well—it helps us reflect on where we can continue to improve. We can always be better and feedback from reviews helps us get do that.

2.0

Aug 20, 2025

Management is quite toxic

Sales and costumer service

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

working at ef has taught a lot, for example how I don't want to be if I'm a manager one day.

Cons

Management, it's all chaos and cliques, my colleagues were great but I'm happy to be out.

EF (Education First) Response

10mo

Hi, thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We are sorry to hear of your negative experience working here. Your feedback on management, organization, and cliques is concerning. We understand how important the role of the manager is, and we aim to train our managers, especially new managers, in everything they need to run their teams successfully. This is the reason why we have our global manager training program called the Very Colorful Book. We're sorry your experience didn't reflect this, and we encourage you to reach out to hr@ef.com so we can learn more about your specific experience and ensure your concerns are properly addressed. Thank you again for leaving a review.

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