English 1 reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,202 total reviews)
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Adele Bai

82% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

English 1 has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,202 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The English 1 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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3.0
May 21, 2019

EF Teaching Abroad

Recommend
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Pros

I had a great mentor and friendly coworkers

Cons

Long hours, sometimes management is disorganized

1.0
May 15, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible schedule, work-from-home, exposure to unique people from around the world

Cons

You have to work two months before pay because they only pay monthly and you have to wait until the following month for your first paycheck. It started off nice and I felt like I was doing well when all of a sudden, they stopped adding classes to my schedule and my friend's despite us having high-scores as teachers even though classes were available, they just decided to phase us out. My friend and I opened EVERY time slot on both of our calendars and not one class was given to us for a full month. When we reached out, people stopped responding to us, acted like we didn't exist and then pretended like we were fired, when we were flat-out ignored. I attempted to reapply recently, as now I am even more qualified than when I worked there (teaching classes) for 7 months in 2017, but on paper, it was about a year. They denied that I was eligible and did not offer an explanation, even though they were hiring and I have a bachelor's degree, former experience with EF, high student remarks, 120-hour TEFL certification, and I have taught ESL for 3 years in total. What a joke! Do NOT WASTE YOUR TIME for two months before pay and to be treated like you are replaceable.

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English 1 Response
7y
Thanks for leaving a review of your experience working online with EF. Regarding your comments about pay, it’s required that teachers teach for a month, then submit their invoice after that month closes and teachers are paid thereafter. Class assignment is contingent upon student demand, which can vary. Teachers are always welcome to pick up subclasses or schedule classes directly with their repeat students to supplement the classes that go onto their schedule via the assignment process, which is performed by an automated tool that matches teacher availability with student demand for classes.
1.0
May 14, 2019

Avoid Swara group EF at all costs!

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Pros

Fellow teachers are nice people. Students appreciate learning in the majority of cases.

Cons

The curriculum is outdated with many grammar and spelling errors within the books. The internet portion of the lessons do not correspond to the books. For example, section D3 is really D1. Very poor design. (From a franchisee perspective): There is no functional HR or legal department under the franchisee and you will receive no assistance from the corporate recruiter. Your contract will no be fulfilled by the company. In other words, what is promised is not delivered. (Lack of integrity): You will be asked to falsify records for test results. Students that don't complete exams will still graduate as long as their bills are paid. Student retention is falsified as students that leave are still in the system showing "swapped". Some students never receive the books they pay for and only photocopies of the texts which violates copyright laws. Teachers are not given suitable login credentials and are asked to share logins for teaching tools and tracking. (Serious allegations): When a student makes a serious allegation of sexual assault against another student nothing is done by management to solve the problem. (Lack of credentials): There are teachers that have no experience and no college degree. Academic managers hold meetings on topics with no qualifications while making innapropriate remarks that are immoral and unethical. (Occupational health): The facility would be condemned in any developed nation by the health department. Water leaks from the ceiling with visible mold. Teachers and students are constantly sick. Students are unable to focus on the lesson when scratching their eyes and skin. The bathrooms are unusable. The air conditioners do not work consistently and are never cleaned. Sewer gas is constantly being vented into the building from the air conditioners. (Safety): When the electricity goes out there is no generator. We are asked by management to take students off campus crossing 3 roads of traffic with large groups of students of various age groups. I have informed both the management of the franchise and corporate EF via my recruiter whom is a manager. You will not have time to travel, nor will you receive any valuable development, as they will offer you an exam with no training course. You will be asked and expected to break the law and will be lied to both on paper and in-person regarding work permits, compensation, benefits, and days off.

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English 1 Response
7y
Thank for raising these matters to our attention. You have brought up several serious issues that require a thorough investigation. Please send an email to compliance.china@ef.com as soon as possible so we can discuss the matters further.
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