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Unethical company: EF fires women during maternity leave - Anonymous employee EF (Education First) Employee Review

1.0
Sep 4, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Free coffee, travel (if position allows), great international colleagues

Cons

They fire women during maternity leave as a common practice. They claim to be a "Top company for women" however they do not offer job security to women for returning back to work. Extremely low salaries. No working from home allowed. No work-life balance. Toxic management. Toxic culture. Expected to work long hours and overtime, but not compensated. Unethical company with unethical practices. Only certain nationalities reach top management.

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EF (Education First) Response
10mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback. The concerns you’ve raised about unethical practices, toxic culture, and discrimination are very serious and do not reflect the values or environment we have at EF. We want to better understand your experience and clarify any misunderstandings. To be clear, we do not terminate employees on maternity leave. We have strong representation of women across all levels, including many many mothers in leadership positions, and we are committed to supporting parents throughout their careers with us. Because your feedback is very different from the culture we stand for, we would appreciate the opportunity to learn more. We encourage you to reach out to your manager, Recruitment and Employee Development team, or email hr@ef.com so we can learn more about your specific experience and ensure your concerns are properly addressed.

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5.0
Apr 22, 2026
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Pros

Good training, good communication especially for a remote position, flexible, great management

Cons

Scheduling and staffing effectively could be challenging due to unpredictable nature of emergency response, which caused both understaffed shifts and overstaffed shifts. In addition, phone-based customer service can be emotionally challenging - customers in stressful situations can often be difficult to deal with.

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EF (Education First) Response
2mo
Hearing that the training, communication, and management stood out, especially in a remote setting, is really meaningful. Thank you for sharing! As you mentioned, the nature of emergency response is inherently unpredictable. Our phone-based support in high stress situations can be central to defining the experience for travelers, and the people who handle it are a big part of that. We’re proud of the team you were part of and hope the skills you built here continue to serve you well.
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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