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EF (Education First)

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EF (Education First) reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,617 total reviews)
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Edward Hult, Ph.D

62% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

EF (Education First) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,617 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
3.0
Sep 30, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You have full flexibility with your schedule.

Cons

They pay too little per hour regardless of how good you are as a teacher and your high ratings by students.

1.0
May 26, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get good exercise going up that hill.

Cons

If you are hired as a substitute teacher, you hardly get called in. When you do get called, you go in, they give you their lesson plan half a second before your lesson is going to start. How are you supposed to even do anything or get the lesson started? The teacher is confused and so are the students. The person who interviews you takes your lesson plan and any material you bring to show them. WHY? What are they doing with it and why take it? Aren't you guys designing your own lesson plans? Why take someone elses? Are they stealing it? Then their lesson plans don't even have a meaning, none of the activities are even connected to each other, nothing relates to anything...then they stop responding to email when you email them asking if there is anything available. If you are hired as a substitute, they don't care about you and exploit you. They do nothing for you or the students. This school is a fraud. Plus, when your time is up or whatever time you were hired for, and you apply for a different job there, their response is we can't give you a contract right now. Ha..guess they write your name as "do not call back* and they hire you just to steal your lesson plans and the whole material. This school is nothing, they are a scam, they are a fraud, they will do nothing for you. Do not attend this school nor work at it. This is why some of the students are so angry.

1.0
May 13, 2020

Nice people; fake culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

nice people and pretty office

Cons

-below market pay -no room for career growth unless you fit into the white rich new england culture -everyone feels replaceable -management doesn't truly care about new employees' welfare and happiness -youre treated like a cog in a machine

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EF (Education First) Response
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Thank you for sharing this feedback. We are committed to building the diversity of our workforce and ensuring that all employees feel a sense of belonging at EF. In terms of salary, we regularly review our compensation package to ensure we are competitive in the market - this includes our fantastic benefits package. I'd be happy to chat more. Feel free to reach out to me at emily.burke@ef.com. Thank you!
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