I would like to point out two things: 1) I did my homework and found only one complaint about English First. It sounded like a lot of whining and referred to small classrooms and uncomfortable desks. No postings were found that listed any legitimate reasons to avoid this organization. Another teacher in Russia commented on the same posting and it was the only one he had seen as well. 2) The management of my school were not men. Both the DS and the ADS were women. Do not assume that women can not treat women poorly!