First Student Work Culture Score | Comparably
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PARTICIPANTS
262
TOTAL
RATINGS
2286

First Student Work Culture Score

First Student's Work Culture is scored 60/100 placing it 2nd among its competitors and in the Bottom 20% among similarly sized companies on Comparably. 57% of First Student employees are excited about going to work each day and 79% look forward to working with coworkers. The Customer Support department ranks the highest for work culture while the Operations department ranks the lowest. Learn more about First Student's Work Culture below.

Last updated 5 days ago.

Where This Score Ranks First Student's Work Culture

  • BOTTOM
    20%

    In the Bottom 20% of 1349 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably

  • 2nd

    2nd place versus 1 competitors rated on Comparably

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May
60
Jun
60
Jul
60
Aug
60
Dec
D60 / 100
Jan
Who Ranks First Student's Work Culture the Highest?
Experience - Entry Level 85/100
Department - Customer Support 77/100
Ethnicity - Other 74/100
Who Ranks First Student's Work Culture the Lowest?
Ethnicity - African American/Black 61/100
Experience - 3 to 6 Years 62/100
Tenure - 5 to 10 Years 64/100

First Student Work Culture At a Glance

Based on 1442 ratings, First Student employees rate their Work Culture a "D" or 60/100. This category describes how employees feel about their environment, relationship with leadership and coworkers as well as their productivity in the workplace.A few of the questions that are answered include "How would you rate your manager?" and "What's the work pace at your company?"

57% of First Student employees are excited to go to work.Employees with Entry Level experience and the Customer Support department gave the best ratings and believe First Student has a productive and effective Work Culture.However, African American/Black employees and employees with 3 to 6 Years experience think differently and rank First Student's Work Culture the lowest.

First Student's Work Culture falls within the Bottom 20% of 1349 companies of similar size with 10,000+ Employees on Comparably.First Student also ranks 2nd when being compared to its competitors: MV Transportation.

First Student's Work Culture Trendline

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How First Student's Work Culture Score is Calculated

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Results from 262 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

57
out of 100
How would you rate your CEO?
51
out of 100
How would you rate your executive team?
50
out of 100
How would you rate your manager?
AnswerPercent
Yes79%
No21%
Do you look forward to interacting with your coworkers?
72
out of 100
How would you rate the quality of your coworkers?
AnswerPercent
Yes36%
No64%
Are your company's meetings effective?
AnswerPercent
Extremely fast9%
Comfortably fast32%
Moderate39%
A bit slow6%
Bureaucratic14%
What's the work pace at your company?
AnswerPercent
7 or less74%
813%
106%
120%
More than 127%
On average, how many hours do you work a day?
AnswerPercent
Positive44%
Negative56%
Is your work environment positive or negative?
58
out of 100
How confident are you about the future success of your company?
AnswerPercent
Yes57%
No43%
Are you typically excited about going to work each day?

First Student's Work Culture Rank Against Similar Sized Companies on Comparably

BOTTOM
20%

First Student ranks in the Bottom 20% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Work Culture Score.

  1. Washington DC Government
    60 / 100
  2. Expeditors International
    60 / 100
  3. First Student
    60 / 100
  4. Honeywell
    59 / 100
  5. Xerox Corporation
    59 / 100
  6. KMart
    59 / 100
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