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
2.0
May 2, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The traveling to different locations and the all expense paid was a great perk. I got to visit some places I would have never visited or always wanted to visit with them.

Cons

Management is terrible. My father passed away while I was working for them. They did not send anything I was forced to come back to work even though we had a team that was capable of filling in. They played favorites with the team members. If you are a "yes" person then this maybe the company for you. If you are not then they will treat you terribly. We traveled 3 weeks out of the month and worked extremely long hours while at the locations. Nothing was ever enough they took more than they gave. The perks that we did have they took them away from us little by little including not being able to have your own vehicle while at locations. As well as the daily spending limit. For the type of job we had and the fact that we were doing this job in the middle of COVID no precautionary measures were taken. Even if you got COVID while working for them they wouldn't pay for the test yet, required you to have a test if exposed before returning to work. There was no work life balance with this position at all. The job wouldn't have been so bad if they didn't work you like a slave. Worst company that I have ever worked for personally. Proceed at your own risk.

5.0
Apr 1, 2022

Great Job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very Responsible job. Wor well under pressure.

Cons

Kids are rude and parents were difficult to deal with.

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