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British Council reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(2,315 total reviews)
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Ciarán Devane

56% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

British Council has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,315 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The British Council employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Gemeinnützige Organisationen & NGOs industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Dec 10, 2023

Could be better

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice colleagues, smart students, decent pay.

Cons

Hustle culture, bad management focused too much on making profits, no work-life balance, you are expected to sacrifice your health, family, free time and well being for work.

2.0
Dec 8, 2023

A decent place

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very nice and supportive colleagues, competent teachers.

Cons

Huge work load. No work life balance, a lot of teachers in burn out.

4.0
Dec 7, 2023

great!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

positive working environment, supportive boss and colleagues, opportunity to work on international affairs meaningfully

Cons

low financial renumeration compare to other foreign affairs organizations

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