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      First Student

      Engaged Employer

      First Student reviews

      3.6

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (3,736 total reviews)

      John Kenning

      72% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      First Student has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,736 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
      Apr 17, 2026

      If you would just listen

      School bus driver
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay is great if applied for hours you work

      Cons

      Management is disconnected from the field. They can tell you what to do but refuse to listen at issues (including safety issues)

      2.0
      Apr 12, 2026

      Good company, location needs improvement

      School bus driver
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      High pay for part-time work.

      Cons

      Seniority system doesn’t appear to mean anything. Bathroom doors which can’t be locked. Employer grades performance using a driver tablet, but the speed limits on the tablets don’t match posted limits; nor is there any incentive to meet the performance metrics. Employer assigns extra routes and then reassigns to another employee at last minute with no explanation. Local management is disconnected from employees and doesn’t always follow thru on action they commit to perform.

      4.0
      Apr 2, 2026

      Good P/T Work

      Bus driver
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good for retiree’s, mom's kids allowed to come to work with you

      Cons

      Not much room for upward movement. Benefits pretty much nonexistent health insurance you can get through company is expensive and not very good coverage.

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