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EF (Education First)

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Low pay, high stress - Sales EF (Education First) Employee Review

3.0
12 Sept 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Good people, travel perks, great benefits (insurance, pto, etc.)

Cons

Low pay for the amount of work you’re expected to do, poor alignment with sales and operations, company has all these big plans and can’t follow through with them which hurts employees at the bottom of the totem pole, and poor work life balance

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EF (Education First) Response
8mo
Thank you for taking the time to review your time at EF. We’re glad to hear you valued the people, benefits, and travel perks during your time here. We appreciate your feedback on compensation, workload, and alignment across teams. We review our compensation packages regularly to ensure they are benchmarked with industry standards, so input like yours is helpful. We also encourage any current employees to reach out to their manager or Recruitment and Employee Development (RED) Team with any concerns about workload or work-life balance so that it can be discussed further. Thank you again!

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5.0
20 May 2026
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
3w
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
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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