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      First Student

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      First Student reviews

      3.7

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (3,733 total reviews)

      John Kenning

      71% approve of CEO

      65% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      First Student has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,733 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
      1.0
      Mar 17, 2015

      Management Truly Does Not Care

      School bus driver
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Weekly Paycheck Co-workers can become life-long friends CDL Training for later use in life CDL license fee reimbursed quickly

      Cons

      No chance for advancement Low Pay Low chance for descent Trip and/or Charters Lack of respect from Management No compensation for bus cleaning Excessive Favortism Lack of Respect for Employees

      4.0
      Feb 11, 2015

      good pay and flexible hours

      School bus driver
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      started at 12.50, went up to 17.51 on my third year. (location varies) able to bring your children to work, extra work can be fun, and make good money. Your off when your kids are off of school. (snow days, vacations, ext)

      Cons

      On and off the clock all day, makes for a long day, but between the commute, your only getting paid min 2-4 hours a day, if extra work isn't available, or canceled due to weather Takes years to acquire seniority, and a comfortable pay rate. Moved out of state panning to transfer, was a 30min to hour commute, and a $2 pay cut,, not to mention didn't accommodate my son's school district.

      3.0
      Jan 8, 2015

      Challenging and a rewarding experience all at the same time. It was great while it lasted.

      Dispatcher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The knowledge of knowing that I helped to ensure students made it to school and back home safely is what I enjoyed about First Student. First Student puts their best foot forward to ensure the safety of students. The pay was very good for a part time job. I worked as a driver first. Then I moved to dispatch which was a full time position with a little less pay. I enjoyed working with my fellow bus drivers and dispatcher. We were like a family. We had our good days and bad days. Most of all we worked together as a team regardless of differences to make sure we met the ultimate goal. The transporting of students safely.

      Cons

      Some of the challenges that you will encounter are buses breaking down. The mechanics are great, but the buses go through a lot of wear and tear. Also, children getting on the wrong bus. As a driver the worse thing you want to hear come over the radio is that dispatch is looking for a child.

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