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British Council reviews

3.7

62% would recommend to a friend

(2,312 total reviews)
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Ciarán Devane

57% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

British Council has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,312 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
Aug 14, 2020

Good

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible and friendly Worth considering

Cons

Long hours and some istaff

5.0
May 11, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Improve personal skills such as communication and customer services and get to know how to work effectively in a team

Cons

Require a professional performance during work and strongly understand the organization's requirements and policies

1.0
Mar 31, 2020

Abusive hostile and demoralising

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The other teachers were knowledgeable

Cons

Abusive managers, long hours that involve long spit shifts early morning and late nights, working all weekend, harassment. I was there five years and know people there now. The people I know there now say it is getting worse. When I was there I can think of at least three examples of people being pushed and harassed by superiors to the point of needing mental health professional intervention. I have seen people being made to cry, I have seen managers laugh about all of the above. It sounds like I am someone who is just looking to complain, but I have never complained publicly about anything online ever in my life until this moment. I just want to warn people to avoid this job. The list of people off sick grows with each month every year starting in September just due to the undue stress they put on their teachers. I found it to be abussive and since I left my life is ten times better.

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