English 1 reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,201 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 1,201 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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4.0
Mar 20, 2019

a great year

Anonymous employee
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Pros

great experience to see other cultures

Cons

poor management, but only in my centre

3.0
Mar 10, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Work hard, play hard Great training program for the staffs.

Cons

politics, gangs player instead of team players Work hard, play hard becos it takes your personal time

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English 1 Response
7y
Thank you, we value your input and are glad to hear that you enjoyed the training programs we have in place for our staff. We encourage people to grow with EF, and have a number of resources specifically dedicated to this area, including a range of internal training courses, and sponsorships of a a number of internationally recognized professional qualifications, such as the CertTESOL and the DIPTESOL. We understand that working in any school, particularly at the management level, requires a great deal of hard work and dedication, and it can be difficult, at times, to keep a healthy work-life balance.
2.0
Feb 19, 2019

My review

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Pros

Meeting local and international teachers. Weekends or different from regular weekends.

Cons

Last minute changes to productions. Had to cover classes without knowing 10 minutes beforehand. A lot of favoritism towards white people (especially male). Not a fair playing field. Sometimes the classes are not equally split, so I personally felt overwork.

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English 1 Response
7y
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We're so glad you enjoyed the international experience of working with people from all over the world. That's one of the things we love about working in the ESL industry abroad, where we have the opportunity to bridge the gap between countries and cultures through language. We're sorry that you experienced a last-minute production swap, it's not always easy to adapt at the last minute when things change and are out of our control, but we truly appreciate you stepping in to assist your team members. We hope this was only a one-time incident. We are very concerned by your allegations regarding the unfair schedule split, this is not in line with our employment practices, as we aim to create a fair and equal working environment for all of our employees. Please contact us at compliance.china@ef.com so that we can conduct a fair and thorough investigation. And again thank you for reaching out.
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