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 418 reviews)); "Overall really great culture and very easy to feel welcome!" ((in 332 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and share similar values for the most part." ((in 217 reviews)); "Great benefits and travel opportunities." ((in 165 reviews)); "The team has been great and so open to teaching you everything you need to know and more." ((in 113 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 609 reviews)); "Employees are generally over worked and have an incredible amount of work for such a low salary." ((in 508 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of decisiveness from managers that have been stagnating in their roles for too many years." ((in 304 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

3.0

Aug 6, 2025

Sales team was mismanaged and lacked structure

Tour consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Anyone below the leadership level is fantastic to work with, and I love the friends I've made here. I was able to travel abroad for a week+ a few times throughout my time here. The company also had a decent health insurance plan.

Cons

They're going back to 4 days in-office, which costs a lot for Boston commuters. The pay is poor compared to other sales positions in Boston. You will work 15 jobs in 1 in my experience. The management team also did not listen to those of us that actually spoke to the customers, and made decisions that didn't seem like they aligned at all with what we asked for per the customers.

EF (Education First) Response

11mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re glad to hear you valued the travel opportunities, benefits, and relationships you built during your time here! We’re sorry to hear about your concerns with management and workload, and we encourage you to reach out to hr@ef.com so we can learn more. At EF, our business is built upon bringing people together across borders and cultures, and we want to make sure our offices can reflect that. We encourage any current employees to reach out to their manager or Recruitment and Employee Development (RED) Team if they want to discuss our in-office policy further.

5.0

Aug 6, 2025

Great experience

Activities coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Loved working there so i came back

Cons

Had a great experience so no cons

EF (Education First) Response

11mo

Thanks for sharing your experience, it's so great to hear that you enjoyed working with us!

4.0

Jul 29, 2025

If you are a young person it is great

Activity leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Travel various places, Many activities, sports etc. Meet people from all over the world managers are nice

Cons

minimum pay, sometimes is a little disorganised nepotism you can only progress if youre one of the favourites and it can be cliquey

EF (Education First) Response

10mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're glad to hear that you're enjoying the opportunity to travel, participate in a variety of activities, and connect with the international community this summer. It's also great to hear that you've had positive experiences with your managers. We take your concerns around favoritism seriously. Creating and maintaining an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and has equal opportunities to grow is very important to us and if you are open to sharing more please email us at hr@ef.com so we can look into your claims. Thanks again for sharing.

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