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      Fun/collaborative environment, work that helps people, very low pay - Anonymous employee EF (Education First) Employee Review

      3.0
      May 13, 2012
      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Fun/collaborative/energetic work environment. All departments work toward one mission. Excellent benefits (generous vacation time, 401(k) matching, health, dental, etc.). Employees feel cared for by management. Transparency is big with senior management. Teams form strong friendships at work. You can feel good about your work because it's helping kids travel the world and they come back transformed.

      Cons

      The pay is way below average. This is off-set a bit by the free travel opportunities and benefits, but that doesn't pay the bills. No room to move up, only laterally. No professional development system in place or mentoring/training programs established.

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      5.0
      May 20, 2026
      Sales and admissions coordinator
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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
      1mo
      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
      Tour consultant
      Recommend
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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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