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      EF (Education First)

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      3.4

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (4,610 total reviews)
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      Edward Hult, Ph.D

      61% approve of CEO

      47% positive business outlook

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      EF (Education First) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,610 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The EF (Education First) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.8 stars).

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      5K reviews
      2.0
      Apr 5, 2018

      A bit of a cult of personality

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Beautiful office, on-site cafeteria, nice people.

      Cons

      Expectations of employees are disconnected with realities of work life balance. The promise of endless travel should be taken with a grain of salt, the mission while eloquently stated is more lip service than anything. This is a sales organization first and foremost. Pay is sub-market, and you won't see much better than a cost of living adjustment unless you are in management. They have somehow convinced everyone working there that they are not worth paying a market rate, and will let you leave and just train the next man up.

      3.0
      Apr 9, 2017

      Treat employees like they are expendable

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      I made a lot of great friends, as I was surrounded by enthusiastic and passionate 20 somethings. It is a good place to work at for a year when you are right out of college in that respect.

      Cons

      The management does not respect its lower level employees and treats them all as expendable. They demand extremely long hours with very little compensation. It is almost impossible to move up in the company, especially if you are a woman. It is a toxic, sexual harassment-ridden culture, which HR refuses to step in and address.

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      EF (Education First) Response
      9y
      Thanks for your review. I'm sorry you felt underappreciated and that you weren't provided a clear path toward career growth. We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial culture, which means we give staff ownership over their work and careers. This also means that staff are expected to drive -- with management's support -- their careers in the direction they'd like to go. Career paths here are many and varied, and this lack of formal structure isn't for everyone. At EF, women make up 65% of our senior leadership globally, a fact we're very proud of. -- Mike Kaufman, Sr. Director of People Operations
      1.0
      Oct 18, 2016

      No raises, bad management, egotistical owners.

      Esl teacher
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      Pros

      In my position the only plus is my colleagues. The pros are free parties, free t.shirts and promo stuff.

      Cons

      I've worked here for over 6 years and have not received one raise, not even cost of living. Management constantly changes and their only goal is to cut costs and save money. We have been lied to repeatedly and denigrated. Morale is in the toilet. When you work for EF you quickly realize that you are being bullshitted, they offer fun activities but no real career path. Wages are low and you'll never get a raise unless you get promoted. Managers are only interested in looking good and saving money, there are truly terrible managers who will lie to your face. Everyone is expected to do two jobs. It's not worth it, everyone becomes cynical, if you're Swedish you'll get a good deal. The bottom line of this company is not educating the world but making obscene amounts of profits for the Hults.

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