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      Made me realise I deserve better - Online English Teacher EF (Education First) Employee Review

      2.0
      9 Feb 2026
      Online english teacher
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The students allowed me to learn about the world and its people. It was a good stepping stone to apply to better comapnies.

      Cons

      Staff concerns and suggestions are disregarded and there's very poor work-life balance because there's no flexibility when it comes to working weekends or public holidays. Your personal life takes a knock leading to a miserable existance where you only interact with students over video. You only get time off during the week (Mon-Friday), no weekends and forget about taking time off in December. Your life will be all about EF and it's mostly rude and entitled Chinese students. No matter how rude and abusive the students are, you are to blame.

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      EF (Education First) Response
      4mo
      Thank you for your feedback. We are glad that the opportunity to teach online with EF gave you the chance to learn about different cultures. However, we are sorry to hear that not all of your experience was positive. We regularly ask our teachers for feedback and do make changes based on that. Last year we made a change in how shifts work in our Johannesburg center. This allowed teachers who prefer not to work weekends to be able to do that. Teachers also have the option to apply for a shift change if they are not happy with their current shift days. Some teachers choose to work on weekends and public holidays so that they can earn more.

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      5.0
      20 May 2026
      Sales and admissions coordinator
      Recommend
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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
      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.
      1.0
      7 Jul 2026
      Tour consultant
      Recommend
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      Business outlook

      Pros

      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.

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