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      First Student

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      First Student reviews

      3.6

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (3,736 total reviews)

      John Kenning

      72% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

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      First Student has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,736 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Student employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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      4K reviews
      4.0
      Sep 13, 2019

      Laid back

      Bus operator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay, split shift, ability to be home with your kids

      Cons

      Having to deal with Richmond Public Schools transportation department.

      2.0
      Sep 10, 2019

      Not the best not the worst

      Diesel technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Steady work during the summer

      Cons

      Lots of down time during the school year, shop had a toxic environment

      2.0
      Sep 9, 2019

      1 Month of ILLEGAL NON-PAID TRAINING

      Bus driver
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Job Security- Pay is so low & benefits are so bad (useless & expensive) that FIRST STUDENT always needs drivers. Also few people can afford to complete the non-paid training (illegal) and months of waiting to start driving buses for actual pay.

      Cons

      Lied to frequently about pay. When hired people are told, that work will soon be available and that training is paid for. I was hired in May- it is now September & although I have passed background/drug tests and now have a CDL- I still have no paid work- I was required to "train" for 5 days last week for no pay- I asked to get off a little early for my other Friday night job, and FIRST STUDENT threatened to un-hire me. I am now starting another week of no pay training. I have had nearly 20 days of non-paid training. There is no legal no pay training in the US. Co

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