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EF (Education First)

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Outstanding benefits, great people... terrible work-life balance - Anonymous employee EF (Education First) Employee Review

2.0
26 Mar 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Benefits cannot be beat: 3 weeks vacation to start, one additional week earned per year; fantastic medical, including domestic partnership benefits; maternal and paternal leave; travel discounts on flights, hotels, rentals cars People are great--I made lifelong friends there

Cons

Work-life balance is a joke. They encourage you to travel and have a life outside of work, but they understaff and overwork so that is not possible. Pay is garbage. They pay peanuts, and try to compensate for that by throwing frequent parties with free beer. There is a culture of mistreatment; people are disposable. I know more ex-EFers who have a passionate hatred for the company than those who like it. It's like an extension of college--lots of drinking, hooking up, and immature behavior. The company as a whole has a bad reputation for outrageous parties (i.e. people throwing up in restaurants, getting into fights).

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5.0
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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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