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Pros
"Great company culture and great people" (in 92 reviews)
"Fun company culture, especially for recent graduates who need time to figure out what they want" (in 73 reviews)
Cons
"Sometimes long hours because you care for your job" (in 134 reviews)
"low salary for part-time job like teaching assistant" (in 115 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Featured Review
Pros
travel, fun people to work with
Cons
low pay, not enough career development
"Working with a group of people that shared same values!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at EF Education First full-time
Pros
- No hierarchy and start-up style. - Nice colleagues - Fabulous office environment
Cons
- Not very organized regarding promotion
Thank you for the feedback. We're so glad to hear that you enjoyed your colleagues and environment at EF. Despite our size, we certainly try to maintain that start-up style! We appreciate the feedback about your experience with promotions - very helpful. Wishing you the best of luck in your next endeavors!
Pros
Company Culture, Benefits, collaborative and teamwork
Cons
Lack of appreciation and salary. High employee turnover
"great environment"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsApproves of CEOI worked at EF Education First full-time for less than a year
Pros
fun, inviting, positive work environment
Cons
could have handled covid layoff better
Pros
Amazing culture! Love the enthusiasm for what the company does throughout each division
Cons
could pay their employees more
Pros
Good company, good people, good management
Cons
No room for growth, small company
"Ops"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at EF Education First full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good nics executive director of operations
Cons
Worst don't know if u want
"Great people, low pay, tough to stay long term."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at EF Education First full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great people. Excellent place to cultivate friendships and fun atmosphere.
Cons
Low pay, lack of transparency, high turnover, tough to develop a long term career.
"Very fun company to work for when in the office, but it is tough to make enough money to make it worth it."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at EF Education First full-time
Pros
People work at EF because of the phenomenal perks that they provide employees - such as international travel, fun office environment, employee experience games. This is a great place to begin your professional employment, while you consider the best paths for your career.
Cons
This is a low-paying job and individuals don't get very much respect. Goals are intentionally set so that only 25%-35% of salespeople hit their goals. Management makes it known how easy it is for them to replace employees.
EF Education First Response
January 13, 2021 – Vice President of Recruitment and Employee Development
Thank you for sharing this feedback. I'm really sorry to hear that you don't feel respected. That's something we'd like to hear more about and hopefully resolve. It's important to us that all our employees know how much we appreciate and value them and all they do for EF. I'd strongly encourage you to talk to Danni, your dedicated Recruitment and Employee Development contact. If you'd prefer to talk with someone on our central team, you can email HR@ef.com to set up a conversation with someone here. Let's fix this!
"Better of working somewhere else"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at EF Education First full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- Most of the people who work here are great. They're passionate about what they do and really believe in the mission. - Pre-covid all staff got to travel at least once a year - Nice office in Cambridge
Cons
- The pay is some of the lowest you'll find in the Boston area. They claim that's because the perks are so good but apart from the travel you can get the exact same perks and a way better salary at most other companies these days. - Extremely toxic culture - there's no legit HR department to take complaints to, and if you do try to talk to someone about manager or personnel concerns they're ignored. People are promoted based on how long they stay at the company, not based on merit, so this leads to a lot of inexperienced managers and a strange loyalty to the business complex. There's also very little room for growth unless you plan on staying at EF longterm for this reason. - Very little diversity - the lack of diversity at the company is very sad, it clearly has never been a focus and only started being addressed over the summer when pressure was put on the leaders to make more of an effort.
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January 13, 2021 – Vice President of Recruitment and Employee Development