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EF (Education First)

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low salary, high goals - Program Coordinator EF (Education First) Employee Review

3.0
Jul 26, 2022
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Pros

teamwork, fun culture, possibilities abroad

Cons

low salary, new staff all the time, long work hours.

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EF (Education First) Response
3y
Thanks for sharing your feedback. It is great to read that you enjoy the work environment and travel opportunities. We aim to provide our team members with the resources, training, and support to maintain a healthy work-life balance, so we are sorry to hear this has not always been the case for you. In terms of salary, we are continuing to review our compensation structure to ensure we are offering competitive packages within our sector. We hope you can continue to grow your career with us at EF!

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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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