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British Council reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,308 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 2,308 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 ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Oct 23, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The students are lovely - for the most part they are motivated and hardworking.

Cons

Lack of transparency Lack of communication Lack of opportunities for career progression Lack of stability

2.0
Jun 11, 2023

same old same old

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great working environment and great people

Cons

nepotism, favouritism, people working in silos, work gets distributed unevenly, management is really bad

1.0
Sep 22, 2022

Poor Managment

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

13-months salary , 20 annual leave

Cons

manager/ supervisor are irresponsible to the junior staff. The dont know the process of work about the juniors and think they are very free. Toxic overtime working culture. On time leaving to the office they think you are lazy and low working ability.

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