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EF (Education First)

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Great company, Amazing People, Extremely Low Salaries - Online Marketing Manager EF (Education First) Employee Review

3.0
Jan 31, 2013
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Pros

- Relevant product around International Education - Most of the employees shared common values: open-mindedness, playfulness, entrepreneurial - Lots of amazing people inside the company - Couple of travel and a big cultural diversity - Inspiring projects - Great office atmosphere

Cons

- The company is not investing in the long term on the employees - The turnover is extremely high, the best talents are constantly leaving the company - The salaries are not competitive at all for Swiss standards (sometimes they are at 50% of the average salaries) - Lack of excellence in some projects, EF tend to prefer "fast and dirty" rather than "sustainable and prepared" - Remote work is impossible, even if you spend your day working online

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5.0
May 20, 2026
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Pros

Fun place to work at. Lots of opportunities especially early on in a career.

Cons

Sometimes salary is not as competitive as other places in Boston area.

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EF (Education First) Response
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Well this is what it's all about! Early career opportunities while having fun along the way is a big part of what we hope people experience working at EF, and we are happy to hear this in your reflection. Thank you for sharing your note on compensation as well. We review our compensation packages regularly to make sure they align with our industry standards, and we appreciate your perspective on that.
1.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Well structured, comprehensive formal training. Perks and benefits

Cons

Once training is done, you’re pretty much on your own to figure things out. The weekly meetings with your manager end. You spend all day on the phones and there’s not a whole lot of interaction or collaboration going on in the office or across your team. At the end of the day it is a job and the perks and benefits are nice (travel). It just seemed social interaction of any kind, even to ask questions, was discouraged and in fact was viewed as distracting. The cold calling just gets to be tiring after a while, making it hard to stay at the job for longer than 1-2 years. Good entry level sales job, though.

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