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EF (Education First)

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EF (Education First) reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,611 total reviews)
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Edward Hult, Ph.D

61% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

EF (Education First) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,611 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
1.0
May 24, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly people and cool office. Nice perks like time off and joining students and teachers on international tours. Great being in this field and selling life-changing experiences for kids. Too bad the office is a revolving door and managers hire people just to fire them after making them work way too hard for much too little pay.

Cons

I was hired with a group of about 15 others. 3 of these were on the same team I was. We all put in a ton of effort, worked long hours, did our best to learn the job, etc. Everyone was doing pretty well although drained from so much time (and for very little pay! I did the math and made $12/hour with my salary before tax). After 3 months, our manager fired all 4 of us with no real explanation other than "it's not going to work". Keep in mind that about 2-2.5 months in she hired another 3-5 people for the team. Seems to me like she was trying to scare the new hires to get them to work extra hard. I looked them up on LinkedIn and none of them were there after 6 months. The pay was an absolute joke for the amount of time and effort put in. Like I said above, $12/hour is completely unreasonable for the type of role this was. Also, commissions were very small - don't expect much from that, especially since there isn't much you can do in a few months before they let you go. Most of the good reviews on here exist because the management pressured people to do so - don't buy into it, especially if you are straight out of college. Employers don't like to see that you worked at a place for just 3 months and it's not a good way to start, or advance your career. After the whole "honeymoon, welcome to the team" phase, you will be relentlessly hounded to increase numbers and work 10-12 hour days, especially when you see the turnover and how people are fired.

2.0
Aug 28, 2016

Puppy mill

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It's a nice job right out of college, but if you try to do anything beyond that you won't have much satisfaction. "Work hard, play hard" is something they take very seriously. You can see they have a lot of management come from inside, but how they got there is questionable.

Cons

If you're not joining happy hour, you're never going to get "in" with the company. You'll be doing a lot of work for low pay and have no life outside of EF. This is a perfect formula for someone who has just graduated and gets some help from mom and dad with the rent-- get the experience then move on in a few years. If you're an adult who doesn't want to spend a lot of time drinking with your coworkers, EF probably isn't the place for you.

1.0
May 24, 2015

Avoid if possible

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Promotions happen somewhat fast if you're competent and driven. A lot of very nice people. Excellent/cool teaching staff. Not bad as a first job.

Cons

Low pay. Company is cheap. Higher level managers value personal loyalty more than skill. A lot of internal politics. Horrible morale.

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