Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

EF (Education First) has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 6,472 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.

Question 2

Does EF (Education First) pay their employees well?

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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.

Question 3

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

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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.

Question 4

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

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English Teacher (293), Teacher (246), Tour Consultant (240), Online English Teacher (199), ESL Teacher (198), Sales Coordinator (137), Sales (76), Activity Leader (75), Online ESL Teacher (67), Sales Consultant (64), Manager (61), Educational Tour Consultant (46), Marketing (43), Director (41), EF Activity Leader (40)

Question 5

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

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"The company is great for people right out of college and that have an interest in education and travel." ((in 411 reviews)); "Overall really great culture and very easy to feel welcome!" ((in 329 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and share similar values for the most part." ((in 211 reviews)); "Great benefits and travel opportunities." ((in 170 reviews)); "The team has been great and so open to teaching you everything you need to know and more." ((in 118 reviews))

Question 6

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

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"You'll be doing a lot of work for low pay and have no life outside of EF." ((in 616 reviews)); "Employees are generally over worked and have an incredible amount of work for such a low salary." ((in 515 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of decisiveness from managers that have been stagnating in their roles for too many years." ((in 309 reviews)); "There can be long hours and you get told no on the phone quite often." ((in 144 reviews)); "Bad manager leading the country" ((in 122 reviews))

Question 7

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

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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.

Question 8

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

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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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