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      English 1

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      English 1 reviews

      3.9

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (1,197 total reviews)
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      Adele Bai

      82% approve of CEO

      76% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Senior management

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      English 1 has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,197 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
      2.0
      Dec 13, 2017

      Ok for first time teachers. Much better options available if not.

      Foreign teacher
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Legit visa Paid on time Good stepping stone into ESL, they will support you with training initially.

      Cons

      Poor management - Will take advantage of you at every opportunity. Summer course has you working a lot of extra hours with laughable compensation. High turnover, you will probably see a completely new office within a year.

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      English 1 Response
      8y
      Thank you for your review. If you would like to offer more feedback on how we can improve the overall teaching experience for our teachers, please send an email to teacher.feedback@ef.com.
      4.0
      Nov 28, 2017

      Liked my job a lot,but got tricked by the recruiter

      Foreign language teacher
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      Pros

      I really enjoyed working at EF.The school facilities were top notch and the staff and students were excellent and very respectful.We always got feedback from the DoS and senior teachers and they always offered their support when necessary.They also provides efficient training early on in the contract and give you a lot of notes and other support.There are also career opportunities available to those wishing to stay longer than a year

      Cons

      My recruiter blatantly lied to me.She offered me a ¥5,000 bonus upon passing probation and told me,via Skype and email,that it would be in my bank account once approved and that I would be entitled to a free domestic travel voucher anywhere in China.No pay arrived,or travel voucher,and when I told my DoS he was unaware that I was supposed to get benefits.I emailed my recruiter straight away and she insisted on lying,saying that she never offered me these benefits until I sent her back the email clarifying what what she had promised and then she refused to reply to my email.My DoS also emailed his supervisor who insisted on telling me that there was nothing that he could do because it wasn’t stated in my contract.I also raised the point during my exit interview and once again they insisted on only apologizing and didn’t bother to even look deeper into the issue.Kind of strange,right?

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      English 1 Response
      8y
      Hello, we are very sorry to hear about your experience. It’s not normal for a 5,000RMB bonus to be offered just for passing probation. There are some bonuses that are tied to specific criteria within our Kids & Teens schools. I’ve already informed our management about your situation and we would really like to hear from you to discuss your situation and if this is a training issue with one of recruiters we can rectify it. Please email us at teacher.feedback@ef.com.
      2.0
      Nov 27, 2017

      Good way to get your feet wet in China

      Esl teacher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Easy work, Management stays off your back

      Cons

      Some serious ageism going on

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      English 1 Response
      8y
      Hello, thank you for your feedback and honest advice. It is not normal to only have 2 hours of training once you've finished with the on-boarding process and have arrived at your center. Please email teacher.feedback@ef.com and we can follow up with management about your experience.
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