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British Council reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,307 total reviews)
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Ciarán Devane

63% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

British Council has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,307 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
3.0
Oct 6, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Loads of opportunities for ongoing education. Good colleagues. Professional support. Good benefits. Located in one of the largest, most metropolitan cities in the world.

Cons

High stress due to high expectations coupled with nebulous goals. No thought to work-life balance. Focus on regularly reworking curriculum.

2.0
Aug 22, 2020

Good money

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good money & hours & health & annual leave

Cons

Toxic work culture. Do not take reported abuse seriously.

1.0
Aug 9, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

can't think of any pros

Cons

underpaid; no work-life balance at all even though employees are entitled to 20 days of annual leave

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