There are over 80 franchised schools in the EF China network all with a fairly lose affiliation with the Head Office in Shanghai. Therefore the quality does vary! I myself have worked happily at two centres for four years in total. That being said i've heard some horror stories about other centres and the way they treat staff and i assume there can't be smoke without at least some fire.

However, don't be put off by what some of the people who post on this site against any & every EF centre say. They obviously have a seriously big axe to grind but surely can't have experienced working at every school! In fact most of their posts are fairly non-specific or have little mention of personal experiences.

Just remember this - the only thing that really links EF franchise schools is the name above the door. Whatever you read good or bad about one school doesn't mean jack s&*t! If you drive 100km to the next city everything could be different.