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Eddie Hult
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"Awesome Work Environment and great people" (in 125 reviews)
"You will also have the opportunity to work with people from all around the world" (in 41 reviews)
Cons
"Work-life balance can be difficult" (in 56 reviews)
"Long hours, vacations days were often blocked off during affordable travel dates" (in 78 reviews)
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"Online English Teacher"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at EF Education First full-time
Pros
Amazing Staff, very helpful.
Good pay
Great students
Great tools for teachingCons
I have no issues with the company. Small things too minor to complain.
Advice to Management
Keep up the good work!
EF Education First 2018-07-12 18:43 PDT![EF Education First Logo]()
"account coordinator"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at EF Education First full-time (More than a year)
Pros
free trips, lots of professional development seminars, INCREDIBLE people to work with/for, fun happy hours, young office environment, excellent vacation time
Cons
pay is pittance and they are picky about the people that they promote, it's all about networking which is not necessarily a bad thing but be prepared to schmooze
EF Education First 2018-07-02 13:50 PDT![EF Education First Logo]()
"Manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at EF Education First (More than 3 years)
Pros
Great environment; given autonomy to try new things; great mission; lots of travel; fantastic people
Cons
The pay wasn't great. Not much diversity
Advice to Management
Invest more in current staff.
EF Education First 2018-06-28 19:23 PDT![EF Education First Logo]()
"Don't bother unless you're in sales"
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Approves of CEOI have been working at EF Education First full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
-Some amazing people work here
-Employee benefits are really good
-Mission is empowering
-Cool parties
-If you work in sales, you'll be treated wellCons
-Salary
-Abuses core value that employees should never say "this is not my job"
-Upper management lacks direction/decisivenessAdvice to Management
Figure out clear expectations for your employees and provide feedback. It is unprofessional to pick and chose which emails you want to respond to from employees. Additionally, it's incredibly disingenuous to say in a meeting that you "really care about all the EF employees" but won't respond to repeated requests for feedback after the meeting. Try practicing what you preach about caring for the staff and avoid running away from conflict at every turn. If you're going to be in charge of the office, don't leave people in the limbo and make the decisions you're being paid to make.
You should also address the mentality about Denver from the Boston office. Again, ignoring the issue and saying it doesn't exist is not a solution. Boston sees itself as the center of EF and Denver is the red headed step child. Burying your head in the sand will not resolve the problem.EF Education First 2018-07-11 06:21 PDTHelpful (1)
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"The best place to work on the planet"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at EF Education First full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Everything. Company culture, energy, the people that work here, management, benefits, environment, pay, travel, etc.
Cons
This isn't the kind of job where with tenure you are just "promoted." If you want to move up in the company, you need to identify things that you like to do and speak with your management to work towards that. Then, when the opening in that role happens, you need to speak up and work towards it. This isn't really a con, but just food for thought for those that won't push towards things they want.
Advice to Management
Keep being wonderful.
EF Education First 2018-06-22 06:50 PDT![EF Education First Logo]()
"Not worth it"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at EF Education First full-time
Pros
Great people, great product, great mission
Cons
Expected to work long hours for bad pay
EF Education First 2018-06-18 18:38 PDT![EF Education First Logo]()
"Center Education Manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at EF Education First full-time
Pros
Good Company culture and values. Fun work environment. International Team. The ability to help people achieve goals.
Cons
Low pay, long hours. Mid-upper management seems incompetent.
EF Education First 2018-06-18 08:12 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Online ESL teacher with EF"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at EF Education First part-time (More than a year)
Pros
-Able to make your own schedule
-Not micromanaged
-Can sub out 7 classes a monthCons
Where do I begin....
- CONSTANT connection problems. The EF platform is incredibly unreliable. There is a video/voice delay during lessons, you and your student can both expect to be booted or experience connection issues during your lessons. - This happens every class.
-I have been at EF Online for over a year and the technical issues have not lessened to gotten better in that time.
-Must grade classes with 24 hours or it's considered a breach of contract and you'll likely receive calls/emails from management (the only time they reach out to you.)
-MUST work 60 or more hours a month to be considered for a raise.. teachers get a raise every 7 or so months.. not by much, a dollar or so. I have been with EF for a year and a half and have NEVER received a raise =. I am still making the 'starting' teacher pay.. $12. I work at EF part time on top of my other job and I am unable to succumb to 60 hours a month because I have another job on top of EF. This rule is unfair, especially for teachers who have dedicated time to their company.Advice to Management
Reconsider standards for pay raises. - ALL teachers work hard. Offer more mentorship. My mentor disappeared after the first week or so of my teaching. Get your platform technical issues figured out!!!
EF Education First 2018-07-01 04:30 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Educational Homestay Programs (EHP) - Operations Manager"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at EF Education First (Less than a year)
Pros
Cant think of any to be honest
Cons
this program is horribly designed. they work you to the BONE, and BARELY compensate you for it.
Advice to Management
pay your employees and delegate work more. lots to fix in this program
EF Education First 2018-06-26 14:44 PDT![EF Education First Logo]()
"Student Services"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at EF Education First full-time
Pros
Great company to work for. Everyone who works there loves to travel.
Cons
no cons. A great work environment and place to be.
Advice to Management
Great place to work
EF Education First 2018-06-09 22:24 PDT
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