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      First Student

      Engaged Employer

      First Student reviews

      3.7

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (3,733 total reviews)

      John Kenning

      72% 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

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      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
      2.0
      Dec 31, 2014

      Very Part-Time

      School bus driver
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The job is fun, can take you to interesting places.

      Cons

      Not many hours, little pay.

      3.0
      Nov 13, 2014

      Fun part-time job, but not a career...

      School bus driver
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I love the kids I work with, the hours are nice if you are going to school. They do pay for licensing and everything that's involved with maintaining the federal and state requirements.

      Cons

      The company is never staffed fully so it's incredibly stressful all the time. The drivers are rarely backed up by management, when the school personnel decide that they don't like a driver for whatever reason the driver loses that route, or their job. There is no possibility for promotions or upward movement--unless you want to move out of state.

      1.0
      Nov 8, 2014

      Terrible management

      School bus driver
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Time off with the kids

      Cons

      Too much favoritism by management makes for a bad working environment. Managers thrive on employee drama and tends to keep it going. Union committee is paid by company so no help to employees.

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