English 1 reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,198 total reviews)
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Adele Bai

82% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

English 1 has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,198 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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1K reviews
3.0
Jul 23, 2025

EF teacher

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good professional company Offer development programs Salary increases Promotional opportunities

Cons

Long hours No work life balance Work on weekends

1.0
Jul 17, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They make it easy to enter China, really easy to get the job itself, they provide teaching qualifications.

Cons

They throw you in with really high expectations, there is mandatory overtime with no option to say no, staff sleep in the office because they are so overworked, they hours are very unsociable making it difficult to make friends outside of the company and difficult to pursue hobbies.

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