Does English 1 pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, English 1 employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at English 1. This rating has improved by 33% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at English 1?

79% of English 1 employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated English 1 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at English 1?

English Teacher (359) , Teacher (169) , ESL Teacher (126) , Online English Teacher (58) , International Teacher (37) , Progress Advisor (35) , Senior Teacher (29) , Director of Studies (23) , Foreign English Teacher (22) , English As A Second Language Teacher (17) , Foreign Teacher (17) , Native English Teacher (17) , Online ESL Teacher (16) , Foreign Language Teacher (14) , Center Director (10)

What are the pros of working at English 1 according to real employee reviews?

"Good training and set up for when you first arrive." ((in 69 reviews)); "Friendly helpful colleagues are great (with the exception of management)" ((in 51 reviews)); "I got to travel and meet some great people during my stay abroad." ((in 42 reviews)); "Good opportunity to get varied teaching experience." ((in 31 reviews)); "Some staff are friendly and helpful" ((in 27 reviews))

What are the cons of working at English 1 according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low for NES starting at $10.00 an hour and it will take you 3 year to get to $13.00 an hour." ((in 154 reviews)); "The salary is low for the amount of work you have to do as well as the hours and days." ((in 126 reviews)); "Poor management and exploitative franchise investors" ((in 98 reviews)); "Long hours and very sales oriented." ((in 46 reviews)); "Academic managers hold meetings on topics with no qualifications while making innapropriate remarks that are immoral and unethical." ((in 24 reviews))

What are employees saying about English 1 layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about English 1 layoffs and their outlook for job security at English 1 in 2026.

English 1 reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,201 total reviews)

Adele Bai

82% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 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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1K reviews

2.0

Nov 11, 2024

A hit or a miss

Esl teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the visa is real, they pay on time

Cons

low salary, high workload, poor training

1.0

Nov 9, 2024

No support

English teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It might be the only international school in the city.

Cons

They treat employees terribly. Overworked, no support. They don't fulfill their contractual obligations. They don't honour contracts.

2.0

Nov 7, 2024

A once-great company

Senior teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Honestly, there are some good things about EF. They do teach you a lot about teaching. I feel their training is actually good for those who've never taught before. They also offer some options for advancement through the company and personal growth via accredited certificates like CELTA equivalents.

Cons

The biggest downsides these days are that your work load as an expat teacher is going to be quite high. While this isn't always a bad thing, you'll have too many different classes to plan for and you will only see students a maximum of 4 hours a month. It's not enough to really get to know your students' needs in a timely manner. The other thing about working for them is that, in my experience at two different EF centers, I stopped being treated as a human during the last few years of my tenure and more like a robot. We were given more and more work.

English 1 Response

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Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're proud of our students and staff and are glad that you worked with us. We are concerned with some of your other comments, specially regarding the treatment of teachers and staff. It has been a challenging few years for the education industry in China, and our centres have worked hard to avoid too much disruption or changes to employment status. We would like to invite you to contact teacher.welfare@ef.cn to provide more information - confidentially - on your own experience. Thank you again.

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