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 available to all new teachers and easy to follow curriculum." ((in 75 reviews)); "Friendly helpful colleagues are great (with the exception of management)" ((in 42 reviews)); "I got to travel and meet some great people during my stay abroad." ((in 41 reviews)); "Great opportunities to travel and live in interesting places." ((in 29 reviews)); "Some staff are friendly and helpful" ((in 26 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 153 reviews)); "The salary is low for the amount of work you have to do as well as the hours and days." ((in 124 reviews)); "Bad management overall." ((in 94 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 25 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

(1,202 total reviews)

Adele Bai

81% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,202 reviews)

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English 1 has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,202 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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Jul 12, 2023

Good appreciation

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good appreciation for every employee.

Cons

Travel limitation to the market

1.0

Jul 9, 2023

Not that great

English teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some sexual harassement going on

Cons

A lot of cons such as salary

English 1 Response

2y

We do not tolerate acts of sexual harassment of any kind. Please contact our team at hr@ef.com so we can learn more about your experience and thoroughly investigate this claim.

1.0

Jul 8, 2023

Terrible management

English teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I enjoyed working with the children

Cons

Bad hours, no training, stressful environment, overworked, terrible colleagues

English 1 Response

2y

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're glad you have enjoyed working with our students and hope you continue to do so! We do try and create a positive and supportive environment for all our staff and are concerned about some of your comments. We would like to invite you to contact teacher.welfare@ef.cn to provide more detail; confidentially.

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