First Student reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(3,730 total reviews)

John Kenning

70% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

First Student has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,730 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
Nov 5, 2015

Driver

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you love to work with children it is an awesome and rewarding job.

Cons

The management treats the drivers poorly, have no respect for what is bid on. They don't care if you have seniority or if you have bills to pay, they will cut your hours in a second.

4.0
Oct 31, 2015

Drivet

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free training for a CDL. Great flexible schedule. If you like kids, great job. Best training available.

Cons

High turnovrr. More emphasis on new employees than retention.

1.0
Sep 13, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful parents and students, work with some awesome people. Lots of work.

Cons

Payroll consistently wrong. Constantly breach union contract. Pick and choose rules to enforce depending on driver.

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