First Student Environment Employee Reviews | Comparably
We Transport Growing Minds At First Student, we believe that education offers students and their families the foundation for productive and successful lives. We take great pride in our ability to support education by making sure children have safe, friendly and reliable transportation to and from school. read more
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First Student Environment Employee Reviews

What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

Coming to work seeing my co-workers jolly and ready to rock and roll to have an excellent workday each day .

Payday. And having coffee with my coworkers in the a.m.

The potential to have clarity in the policies and procedures with how can we attitude

Friendly drivers, good hourly pay.

is going to work and make sure the children gets to school everyday

At our company, the culture and environment are truly uplifting and empowering. Team members thrive in a collaborative atmosphere where creativity is valued, and everyone is encouraged to contribute their unique perspectives. The sense of camaraderie and support fosters a positive work environment.

A place to talk to people

The leadership team is very supportive

I can only speak to my group, the open door and constant communication is amazing.

I would say the most positive thing about the work culture was people would come together when a coworker was in need of help, or support after a rough day.

Diversity of co-workers and management

Review from Operations Dept

everyone seems to get along for the most part

Everyone is so friendly and open

Getting students transported safely to school and home

The people that I work with their great and former employees

Our employees trying to stay positive

The kids on the bus are what keeps us there

Coming to work for the kids

Our team always reminds each other how important we are and how much we value them! We also try our best to coach one another instead of just pointing out wrongs!!

dispatcher are rude and disrespectful

What needs to change to make the company culture better?

Better quality of people in leadership positions,

Investigate management they have their own rules

Change their the way they treat drivers

A lot of things need to change

many item are out of date or need repaired

The management. Their ability to work together and follow a contract is non existent

It needs a proactive manager and better leadership

Review from Operations Dept

Location Manager has to learn to listen to driver problems. Chester, Ct.

We have a new manager and I hope she can Get group bonding events organized to help us work together and get better acquainted outside of work.

Review from Operations Dept

We need better management there

Review from Customer Support Dept

Review Sentiment at First Student

68
68%
32
32%

About First Student's Environment

C-
65/100

Where This Score Ranks First Student's Environment

BOTTOM
35%

In the Bottom 35% of 1188 similar size companies on Comparably

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Not enough ratings to compare against companies in metro

2nd

2nd place versus 1 competitors rated on Comparably

The environment at First Student is considered positive by 44% of employees and regarded as having a “moderate” work pace by 40 employees. First Student ranks in the Bottom 35% of 1188 similar sized companies (10,000+ Employees) on Comparably.

Rate Environment the Highest

  • Experience - Entry Level
    +26%
  • Ethnicity - Other
    +15%
  • Department - Customer Support
    +13%

Rate Environment the Lowest

  • Ethnicity - African American/Black
    -1%
  • Experience - 3 to 6 Years
    +1%
  • Experience - 1 to 3 Years
    +3%

How First Student's Environment Score is Calculated

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Results from 103 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

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7 or less74%
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More than 127%
On average, how many hours do you work a day?
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Extremely fast9%
Comfortably fast32%
Moderate39%
A bit slow6%
Bureaucratic14%
What's the work pace at your company?
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Positive44%
Negative56%
Is your work environment positive or negative?
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Yes0%
No100%
Does someone you work with closely, make you want to quit your job?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Do you have a close friend at work?
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5% or Less0%
5-10%0%
10-25%100%
25-50%0%
50%+0%
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