My experience was awful. - Anonymous employee First Student Employee Review

1.0
May 10, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

great pay for a part time job. If you live close enough then you can have time for yourself to in the middle of the day.

Cons

Hard to get a day off. Having to go to and from work several times a day. Benefit plan is almost as high as just getting it on your own.

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