First Student Bus Driver/School Bus Driver reviews

3.5

71% would recommend to a friend

(502 total reviews)

John Kenning

64% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Bus Driver/School Bus Driver employees have rated First Student with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 502 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Bus Driver/School Bus Driver professionals have a good working experience there. First Student is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Bus Driver/School Bus Driver professionals compared to other employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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502 reviews
5.0
Sep 4, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

They have a great training program that will give you everything you need before taking both your written and skills test. They provided the skills test, you had to go the DMV to take the written exam. They really prepared me and had me feeling confident. It was so worth it.

Cons

Training was not paid. You have to pay for your license to sit for the written test.

5.0
Sep 4, 2024

Driver

Recommend
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Pros

They stand on business and do what they say

Cons

I don't have any cons

3.0
Aug 23, 2024

Decent Company

Recommend
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Pros

- Decent pay - Opportunities to go on work trips to help other sites in different states. - Small bonus for making the 5-star driver list. - Able to apply for unemployment during winter and summer breaks.

Cons

- Short routes so you don't get enough hours. - They micromanage your performance. They blast your scores all around the break room showing what you need to improve for everyone to see. And they don't only post it once. It's posted multiple ways in multiple areas of the break room. - The clock-in/out system is a hassle and needs to be changed. It'll sign you out automatically if you are late back to your route, then you'll have to fill out a form and give it to the scheduler to get paid for your correct time. - The bidding system for field trips is flawed. Trips are assigned to the driver that has the least amount of hours for the week. - Safety meetings every month where they go over the same things over and over. - The yard is nothing but dirt and rocks so you have to carefully maneuver around deep potholes. When it rains, the yard is filled with huge puddles of water and nothing but mud after it clears. Get a good pair of rainboots.

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