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      First Student

      Engaged Employer

      First Student reviews

      3.6

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (3,734 total reviews)

      John Kenning

      72% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      First Student has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,734 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
      3.0
      Mar 1, 2025

      good place to work

      Bus driver
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      the kids and good peers

      Cons

      bus was sometimes able due malfunctions also you have to be cold and hot conditions

      4.0
      Feb 28, 2025

      Good hours good job

      Bus monitor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Schedule, time in between runs. Simple job, basic training

      Cons

      Very cold in the winter

      1.0
      Feb 27, 2025

      Beware of phony, insincere, toxic work environment!!!!

      School bus driver
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Many drivers are great to work with.

      Cons

      A DYI sign on the parking lot fell, hit, and damaged my car more than a year ago and they are still trying to figure out if they are liable for the damage!!! Management is dysfunctional. They will lie to you face. They treat people like slaves and robots. They put policy and related coworkers ahead of safety. They feed people under them to upper management. It is up to YOU to make sure you are getting paid for the hours you work. Payroll is often inaccurate due to a confusing complicated analog AND digital system. You literally need to journal all your time and activity each day if you want to get paid for your time worked. If there is a problem with your time, you will have a small window of time to catch the payroll guy in his office because he only does this part time and beware, the Payroll guy is a jerk.

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