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EF (Education First)

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Not as Glamorous as it Appears - Tour Consultant EF (Education First) Employee Review

2.0
Sep 22, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits, good people, a lot of responsibility up front, selling a good product. The nice thing is that the company truly cares about customer experience...the bad this is they don't care about their employees.

Cons

Overworked staff: Work about 50 hour weeks throughout the whole year except summers w/ no overtime pay-- does not make up for the bonus you could potentially earn with sales. Low Pay: Very low pay compared to industry standards and low bonus compared to other sales positions. The bonus structure is terrible and doesn't reward long-term growth. No work/life balance: You are overworked and you are poor...so you work more to try and make it by. Childish management: Reward their employees based upon a popularity contest rather than actual performance. Very inexperienced management. High Turnover: Most people only stay for a year or less. The company seems to invest a lot in marketing how "cool" it is to work at EF in order to support the high turnover, so they can avoid paying experienced employees more and hire new people they can pay almost minimum wage. Minimal room for growth: A few people manage to move laterally, but there isn't much room for upward growth at all.

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5.0
May 20, 2026
Recommend
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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
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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