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EF (Education First)

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Pros & Cons - ESL Teacher EF (Education First) Employee Review

2.0
15 Sept 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Pros: Flexible schedule, working with students all over the world I love teaching but found after a few years with EF that it was more trouble than it was worth.

Cons

Cons: They are constantly finding reasons not to pay you (and the pay is already pretty low for teaching), there are times when there is limited availability in slow seasons and while you are expected to be patient during these times, if you find a secondary work and things pick up, they are not so patient about your hours of availability. In addition - the requirements changed and increased over time while the pay increase was only slight. I was supposed to be earning $12/hr but factoring in the time with custom lesson plan preparation or just general plan prep and grading that often times went beyond the 15 mins you're supposed to theoretically spend, I was probably making more like $6 or $7/hr.

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5.0
4 Feb 2026
Recommend
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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
5mo
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 June 2026
Recommend
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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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