EF Review - Teacher English 1 Employee Review

4.0
10 Jan 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Everyone--teachers, PA's, CC's, TA's, Doses--is friendly and helpful. I really like the environment in my center (SZ6). I can count on people to help me with Chinese, little emergencies like going to the hospital, or just give advice on living in Shenzhen. Arrival support is very good. Being helped with things like the phone plan and apartment hunt is wonderful. EF is also very clear and straightforward about things like the visa process, which is such a blessing when you're a foreigner trying to work in China. The work culture is fun, especially the teacher events.

Cons

The sick leave policy encourages us to come to work ill. The weekend hours are a little silly--we leave around 9 pm on Friday and then have to be in the office at 8:30 am on Saturday, even if we don't have morning classes. That's less than twelve hours between work.

avatar
English 1 Response
7y
Thanks for sharing your feedback with us. We're happy to hear you enjoy and appreciate our friendly, fun company culture and environment. One of the things we really focus on is making sure our teachers have a happy environment to work in and we try to create a culture of open communication to make sure all of our teachers feel valued and supported throughout their time with us. We do understand that the schedule can be challenging and tiring, which is the nature of the ESL industry, having to work hours when our students are available for class. We try our very best to balance schedules, but this is sometimes not possible especially between Friday nights and the weekends, which are our busiest times. We are very mindful of teacher's time and health, as they do incredible, and very important work, with our students. Our sick leave policy is in compliance with local laws and we do encourage teachers to take care of their health, providing sanitizers in the centers, air purifiers in all classrooms, purified water and in some cases, face masks, to prevent the spread of germs. We're sorry to hear that you felt you had to work even if you were sick, as this is not something we want our teachers to experience.

Explore other reviews about English 1

5.0
18 Nov 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

it has great health insurance.

Cons

it doesn't have any cons.

4.0
7 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They have a Great management

Cons

But the salary is low

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All