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EF China - Extremely Unprofessional - EF English Teacher EF (Education First) Employee Review

1.0
4 Oct 2013
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Pros

- Offers young workers a legal work visa to China. - Lots of support to help you arrange your arrival abroad (airport pickup, hotel, visa arrangements, medical check, etc.) - Pay is high for China.

Cons

- Support stops after you arrive abroad. -Although the company claimed to offer free language classes, these were promptly cancelled because it was too expensive. - No HR department. - Management was horribly unprofessional. The director frequently ranked the attractiveness of employees in the office or planned her vacations during work hours. Another supervisor physically assaulted a teaching assistant and management did not care. - Pay starts high but the increases are relatively small unless you apply for a promotion. - Advancement within the company is difficult and depends more on personal relationships with management rather than experience or merit. - There is an extremely high turnover for both academic and sales staff. In my year and half there only about sixty percent of the employees completed their year long contract.

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5.0
20 May 2026
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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
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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.
4.0
2 Jun 2026
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Pros

You get to choose your tour and recruit the students you want to bring. The paid chaperone ratio is 6:1, so it is very manageable. The tours are great and the local experts are wonderful.

Cons

Company support is variable. There is high turnover and new consultants are very sales motivated and don't always get the nuances of your school or community group. I have had some WONDERFUL concusltants, but they have always been promoted before I get to work with them again.

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