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EF (Education First)

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Great Experience/Over Worked/Under Paid - Teacher EF (Education First) Employee Review

3.0
Jul 28, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

The pros were the amazing opportunity to live in China. The kids were awesome. Not really a steady date for when we got paid, but it came every month at the end of the month. Ranging from the 25th to 30th of each month. The good thing is we were always paid, just didn't know the exact date it would hit our account.

Cons

There are long working hours. You don't get weekends off or all holidays. Often the education aspect is lost in the hunger for making money. Which I understand, seeing how its a for profit company. At the same time its nice to feel accepted and appreciated as teachers. Often we are overlooked. For the amount of work we do the compensation is low. It feels like they don't value retention when it comes to Teachers. It seems as if they feel they can just hire new teachers. I saw 12 teachers leave in my 1 year at EF. That's insane!

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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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