The company offers a flexible hybrid work model with remote options on certain days, which helps employees balance personal and professional commitments. Generous vacation allowances, along with travel perks, contribute to time for rest and exploration. Working hours are generally reasonable, with limited overtime expectations. The culture is supportive and values employee well-being, making it easier to manage both work responsibilities and personal life. Opportunities to travel for work are well-planned, ensuring that balance is maintained.
Cons
The company has a tendency to make roles redundant quite often, which can create uncertainty for employees. This lack of long-term job security may affect confidence and stability, especially for those seeking a steady career path.
EF (Education First) Response
9mo
Glad to hear you are enjoying your time with EF in the London office—8 years is a long time! It’s great to know that work life balance has been a highlight of your experience here.
We also appreciate you sharing your perspective on job security. We understand that restructuring can create uncertainty, and these decisions are never taken lightly. While EF, like many global organizations, occasionally needs to adapt parts of the business, these moments have not been frequent over the 60 years we have been around, and are approached with care.
Thank you again for being part of the team and for sharing your feedback!
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.
EF (Education First) Response
1mo
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.
Well structured, comprehensive formal training.
Perks and benefits
Cons
Once training is done, you’re pretty much on your own to figure things out. The weekly meetings with your manager end. You spend all day on the phones and there’s not a whole lot of interaction or collaboration going on in the office or across your team. At the end of the day it is a job and the perks and benefits are nice (travel). It just seemed social interaction of any kind, even to ask questions, was discouraged and in fact was viewed as distracting. The cold calling just gets to be tiring after a while, making it hard to stay at the job for longer than 1-2 years. Good entry level sales job, though.