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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3.0
Aug 17, 2015

Odd but sometimes likeable

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fast promotion is possible. Many opportunities for travel. Varied work with good flow of new projects. Some initiatives are interesting, if underfunded.

Cons

Difficult to work with many senior staff. Pay is not great. Company culture is a bit odd - desire to ape real or perceived practices of bigger corporations in purely commercial sectors. Irrelevant targets are aggressively pursued. Personality cults develop around certain senior staff making it awkward to criticize many bad and damaging ideas, because they are some VIP's pet project.

2.0
Aug 16, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Good work/life balance and ability to live abroad. The company is big and there are options to move up; however, the managers are not very good at conveying this to staff.

Cons

Bad pay and worse management. Given the relatively weak state of the Russian economy and the rouble one would expect pay to have been improved.

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English 1 Response
10y
Thank you for the review, your opinion is a great source for us to develop and continue to improve. It's true that EF is a very large company with a number of opportunities for everybody independent of one’s country. Despite the economic downturn over the last year, EF in Russia does ensure our teachers are always paid on time and have strong job security. Since November 2014 we have also provided a compensation for international teachers to leverage the growing exchange rate burden. We do care about our staff, and teachers are, undoubtedly, at the heart of our business. Over the years EF has developed a set of global Core Values to maintain one standard approach to our work and employees. Additionally, our Recruitment and Development team deliver training sessions to managers on a regular basis. If you believe someone has not treated you fairly, please, get in touch and let us know. Feedback is of great importance for us to grow further and avoid mistakes in future.
2.0
Jul 7, 2015
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Pros

You get paid on time. Company is huge, and stable

Cons

Salary is higher at other companies. Middle managers (DOS, centre managers) are almost universally incompetent. Internal communication is very poor, and their managers need people skills training

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10y
Hello, thank you for your review. We need input like yours to create an environment wherein all employees feel valued. We always strive to promote a positive environment and continuously develop our managers.
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