Good job with reservations. - Driver First Student Employee Review

4.0
7 Mar 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This job cannot be outsourced! If you need local work, it's steady. The schedule allows a few free hours in the middle of the day, so you can get other things done. Summers off, unemployment available. We work the school schedule, so 2 weeks off a Christmas, Scattered holidays throuout the year. It's a tremendously safety conscious company!

Cons

Pay is low compared to other transportation companies. and the benefits are poor. Most doctor's won't even take the insurance they offer. Employee coverage is very expensive, let alone family coverage. It's not full time work.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

The pay for driving is good, however, "driving is only part of the job description. May be well compensated for contracted substitute driver in other locations

Cons

Although there are rules to establish safe, orderly environments for riders and drivers, they are not enforced, and appear symbolic and subjective. Drivers have to bow to whomever decides how it will be handled instead of what the actual rules dictate, creating unnecessary chaos. There also appears to be a good amount of favoritism at this location and company rules and regulations are rarely enforced across the board, resulting in employees doing as they please with little to no repercussions.

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