First Student reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(3,733 total reviews)

John Kenning

71% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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 Transporte y logística industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews
1.0
Dec 1, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Weekends off, holidays off, lots of time off for breaks and teacher in service work days, Late starts, mostly working alone. The one great staff member was trainer Angelique. She really wanted you to succeed.

Cons

The management and dispatch staff were lazy and ungrateful. No one gives you directions or good maps for your regular routes or any trips you sign up for. Only two sick days all year. The way they treat any driver that has an accident/incident is horrible. I would watch the management and other drivers shun and disrespect any driver with an accident. They only require 17 hrs of training before they send you off on your own. Not enough training to be confident driving a bus. You can ask for extra training but it won't happen. Everyone is always grumpy. No incentive to stay there.

5.0
Dec 1, 2016

Great job for people with young children

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Unionized job. Willing to train you for positions. Great safety plans in place. I enjoyed working for them and felt secure with my children riding buses by their well trained drivers

Cons

Only thing I disliked but understood the reason for it was the safety vests we had to wear.

4.0
Nov 30, 2016

Ok, for beginners

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours, more work if you want it. Work as little as one day a month if you want.

Cons

Too many days off through the year. No over time if work more than 40 hours.

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