One of the worst companies I've worked for - English Teacher English 1 Employee Review

1.0
9 Aug 2015
Recommend
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Pros

* Provides training * Takes care of visa stuff * First day they take you around and show you around Shanghai * Offers insurance * Easy to get a job

Cons

* My recruiter lied about how many hours I'd have to work * People say that you make more money here, if you take into account the extra hours you work here, and all the holidays you don't get, you actually are making less. * Center is falling apart: broken computers, other broken IT equipment, class rooms with health hazards where teachers have been hurt * Makes it very difficult for you to leave and stay in the country * They don't care about the teachers (my boss even told me so) * Very high turnover (in my center about 60% ) * Feels very corporate (meetings, middle management, working for the sake of looking busy) * Company only concerned about the bottom line, not about how the students or employees are treated

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English 1 Response
10y
Thank you for your review. It's true that is EF is a very large company and along with the corporate culture, our teachers are always paid on time and have strong job security. We are able to host teacher events, several of which are held every month in many of the cities where EF has schools. In addition, teachers have the opportunity to earn qualifications, like the CertTESOL and DipTESOL, and develop themselves professionally through EF’s distance learning courses, led by our team of certified trainers. We do care about our teachers - they are at the heart of our business. Our recruitment process follows carefully thought out procedures, and we train our recruiters to follow those procedures, if you feel someone has mislead you, please get in touch and let us know. In the contract is the maximum number of hours that teachers are expected to work.

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