Great if you LOVE headaches! 😃 - School Bus Driver STA Employee Review

2.0
Apr 13, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Trainers do their best to get you certified. Able to bring children on route (3 & Up)

Cons

Very disorganized establishment. No communication or consideration as a whole. Regardless of hourly wage, you'd rarely see your money due to taxes and medical benefits(which by the way they pressure new hires to register for yet it isn't worth the trouble/pay decrease), and it'll be FOREVER before they remove them. During training you'll only get paid $10 hr and they'll let taxes/benefits leave you with $0...I recieved 3 checks of $0! Personally, they've been a setback financially since I started. Only great quality about them are their trainers. STA hides behind the mask of being family oriented when in reality all they truly care about is routes. (Which they'll snatch from you without prior notice and lie and say that district did it) We've ran out of gas twice and all they could tell us was to find a bus that had enough to run the route. I have SO MANY disappointments with being here when I initially had high hopes of this being where I'd retire from. If you choose or are begged to do any extra routes or field trips be sure to take a photo of all hours/miles bc they'll "lose your paperwork" in a heartbeat or promise to give extra hours and it'll be missing come payday. There's a rivalry between dispatch and safety and it displayed over the radio and in the office everyday. It's pretty much ran like a independent start-up instead of a reputable transportation company.

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5.0
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Pros

Good pay, great atmosphere, amazing manager. Family friendly

Cons

Summers off and school vacations are unpaid aside from potentially unemployment.

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STA Response
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Thank you for your wonderful feedback and for being a valued member of the STA family for over six years! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the great atmosphere and found our management team supportive. Creating a family-friendly environment is a core value for us, and we appreciate your recognition of that. We understand the concern about unpaid time off during the summer and school vacations, and we’re continuously exploring ways to enhance our offerings for our employees. Your insights are invaluable as we strive to improve. Thank you once again for your contributions, and we wish you all the best in your future endeavors!
3.0
Oct 21, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The job offers flexibility and is unionized.

Cons

Management is unorganized and lacks leadership and communication. Does not provide benefits, full time hours or opportunities to advance.

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