Is EF (Education First) a good company to work for?

EF (Education First) has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 6,471 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 61% of employees would recommend working at EF (Education First) to a friend and 47% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about EF (Education First) have been left by employees working as Sales Manager , Director and Intern .

Does EF (Education First) pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, EF (Education First) employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at EF (Education First). This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at EF (Education First)?

61% of EF (Education First) employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated EF (Education First) 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at EF (Education First)?

English Teacher (293) , Teacher (246) , Tour Consultant (240) , Online English Teacher (199) , ESL Teacher (198) , Sales Coordinator (137) , Activity Leader (75) , Sales (75) , Online ESL Teacher (67) , Sales Consultant (64) , Manager (61) , Educational Tour Consultant (46) , Marketing (42) , Director (41) , EF Activity Leader (40)

What are the pros of working at EF (Education First) according to real employee reviews?

"Met some great people and walked away from each class with a smile on my face." ((in 417 reviews)); "Overall really great culture and very easy to feel welcome!" ((in 319 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and share similar values for the most part." ((in 212 reviews)); "Great benefits and travel opportunities." ((in 166 reviews)); "The team has been great and so open to teaching you everything you need to know and more." ((in 117 reviews))

What are the cons of working at EF (Education First) according to real employee reviews?

"You'll be doing a lot of work for low pay and have no life outside of EF." ((in 605 reviews)); "Employees are generally over worked and have an incredible amount of work for such a low salary." ((in 525 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of decisiveness from managers that have been stagnating in their roles for too many years." ((in 313 reviews)); "There can be long hours and you get told no on the phone quite often." ((in 155 reviews)); "Bad manager leading the country" ((in 125 reviews))

What are employees saying about EF (Education First) layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about EF (Education First) layoffs and their outlook for job security at EF (Education First) in 2026.

What are the top reviewed EF (Education First) locations?

Boston , Cambridge , Denver , Tarrytown , San Diego , Austin , New York , San Francisco , Thornwood , Santa Barbara , Miami , Chicago , Miami Beach , Brighton , Los Angeles , Washington , Honolulu , Atlanta , China , Redondo Beach , Remote , Long Beach , Pasadena , Monterey , China Grove , Dallas , Houston , Seattle , Portland , Baltimore

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3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,618 total reviews)

Edward Hult, Ph.D

63% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

2.9

Compensation and benefits

EF (Education First) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,618 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

5.0

Aug 25, 2025

Good first job out of college

Tour consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun culture and good people

Cons

A niche, harder to see-through sales process

EF (Education First) Response

10mo

We’re glad to hear you’ve enjoyed the vibrant culture at EF—which, of course, includes our amazing people! Thanks for sharing your experience.

1.0

Aug 25, 2025

Ef ks abusive towards the teachers

Teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None after working for four months.

Cons

Constantly abusing and no support. When their platform glitches there is now sy to contact them. If you deliver a after class report late although the student has asked for you not to do after class reports and you have told them they abuse you and then terminate the contract.

EF (Education First) Response

10mo

Hi, thank you for taking the time to write a review. EF does not tolerate abuse of any kind. We take your concerns seriously and have shared them with EF Teach Online leadership. If you have any additional details you'd like to share, we encourage you to reach out to your manager or Recruitment and Employee Development (RED) team, or email us directly at hr@ef.com so we can learn more about your specific experience and ensure your concerns are addressed through the proper channels.

2.0

Aug 20, 2025

decent

Business analayst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent stuff, great job, nice

Cons

Pretty bad days graft that

EF (Education First) Response

11mo

We want to thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re glad to hear you’ve found positives in your role, and we appreciate your feedback on the challenges as well—it helps us reflect on where we can continue to improve. We can always be better and feedback from reviews helps us get do that.

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