EF English First Reviews

Pros

Great support to help establish your life in China, good pay in relation to the living expenses, help with the visa process, weekly teacher training, opportunities for growth and sponsorships to pursue further education

Cons

Weekends are your busiest days with Mon/Tue or Tue/Wed being your days off; heavily stacked class schedules; schedules constantly shifting

Pros

Reasonably stable depending on location Receives Head office assistance Variety of training opportunities

Cons

High workload Constant last minute changes High staff turnover Low salaries compared to competitors

Pros

My coworkers and students were amazing, and I always had a lot of fun in and out of the office.

Cons

Saturday schedules were tough and some of the materials could use an update.

Pros

EF is one of the biggest leaders of education in China so you know it’s gonna be safe legally and financially. The people at my school were super nice and the kids were cute. My Director of Studies was amazing and always put her teachers first.

Cons

Communication is really not great between departments. Things always seem to be done last minute and the division of work was always unequal, with local Chinese teachers having more work thrust on them than foreign teachers. The pay is smaller than if you were to work at a kindergarten or other school but worth it for the security. Also there’s a bit of unfair treatment with hardworking staff being overlooked for less competent staff that are friends with management.

Pros

good location, nice worker and atmosphere

Cons

leverage low salaries, not good promotion

Pros

Friendly and quite good atmosphere

Cons

crazy shifts and salary, you have to check outlook every 2 hours even after 10 pm

Pros

Gives you teaching experience if you have little or none and gets your foot in the door to Asia.

Cons

Terrible corporate management and low salaries. Work there one or two years, get the teaching experience required for actual schools and get out.