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      First Student

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      3.6

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (472 total reviews)

      John Kenning

      72% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

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      2.0
      Aug 5, 2022

      Favoritism and Non-union practices

      Driver
      Recommend
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      Pros

      You get to help children.

      Cons

      Management plays favorites with jobs that guarantee more work with more pay and with a blatant disregard for seniority and proven dedication. Supervisors get to decide who gets to work more (this repeated on purpose) and also get to verbally abuse employees on a regular basis, even if all the employee has done is ask a question for clarity on an issue. When investigating problems between employees, all the facts aren't taken into account and investigated THOUROUGHLY.

      5.0
      Aug 3, 2022

      Flexible

      Bus driver
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible split shift, great pay

      Cons

      Part-time, no benefits, no real advancement opportunities

      4.0
      Jul 8, 2022

      Likely no more full time work

      School bus driver
      Recommend
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      Pros

      You can find a good route and stick with it and make amazing connections with the students and the parents. I was *beloved* on my route. You are not micromanaged while driving, you are in charge of how you manage your students. Some schools are amazing at backing up the drivers and supporting us in managing difficult behavior. Pay and benefits are better than any other district in the metro area.

      Cons

      The medical insurance is not affordable until your 4th year driving there. The district has given all of the full time routes to another contractor. Management constantly turns over, including yard manager, safety staff, and dispatch staff. Terrible communication, I have been yelled at for breaking rules that I was never informed of because they depended on word of mouth from the dispatchers instead of giving us memos or contacting us via phone or text or the company app or anything. Some schools don't support or back the drivers, and then there is very little you can do to enforce proper, safe behavior. And you don't know what the school will be like until you start driving there.

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