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EF (Education First)

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Liked it at first but that went away - ESL Teacher EF (Education First) Employee Review

1.0
24 Mar 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers and current immediate management.

Cons

1. Boring curriculum with lack of build and there’s a mess with putting students in the right level. 2. Attendance policies end up encouraging sick students to come to class and discouraging traveling. 3. A lot of the students become dissatisfied with time because they are not receiving their money’s worth which makes it harder to teach. 4. The company doesn’t care about employees or students/customers. It’s bewildering to what extent EF will push profit. Sometimes it’s counterintuitive. For example, the teacher turnover rate is incredibly high, you would think that the company would have realized by this time that paying teachers a bit more will actually bring more profit and better quality, but no. 5. You know the low pay you are going to get when you sign up for the job. Everyone knows that they are going to spend more than the paid 15 minutes to prepare for class. What you don’t know when you are signing the contract, is the amount of mandatory, mundane, and pointless work that you will have to do beyond lesson prep. And this mundane work will take you more time than your allotted 15 minutes.

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5.0
4 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good community and positive work culture

Cons

pay can be a little low

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EF (Education First) Response
4mo
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the community and positive work culture at EF. The Coop experience is a great way to get to know EF. We appreciate your feedback on pay, and input like yours is helpful as we continue to review our compensation practices.
4.0
2 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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