Good company - with caveats - Senior Manager First Student Employee Review

3.0
Jan 21, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great mission. The people around the enterprise are generally there for the mission and values and all work very hard. It's very fast paced, which can be good for some people but may alienate others.

Cons

Volatile change situation - Change often comes at the expense of creating a positive culture, and not including the large employee population to share their thoughts and rationale when implementing large, organization wide change initiatives leading to burnout. Many employees in corporate and senior leadership positions are fearful for their jobs due to multiple, org restructures happening back to back in a less than 12-month period.

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5.0
Jan 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good people, Hardworking, supportive towards medical care

Cons

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3.0
Apr 25, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The pay for driving is good, however, "driving is only part of the job description. May be well compensated for contracted substitute driver in other locations

Cons

Although there are rules to establish safe, orderly environments for riders and drivers, they are not enforced, and appear symbolic and subjective. Drivers have to bow to whomever decides how it will be handled instead of what the actual rules dictate, creating unnecessary chaos. There also appears to be a good amount of favoritism at this location and company rules and regulations are rarely enforced across the board, resulting in employees doing as they please with little to no repercussions.

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