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Safeway Transportation

What is the best part of working at the company?
Honestly, there aren’t many positives. If anything a positive would be the pay of $30.90 a hr. for experienced drivers. The company itself offers very little support to its drivers.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
This company is extremely disorganized. Drivers pick a board with a set amount of hours, but management often tries to justify not paying you for the hours you signed up for. Pay is not always on time, there is no overtime, and raises or bonuses are not offered. Policies constantly change with little notice. Bus maintenance does not seem to be a priority, which is concerning for both drivers and students. Drivers are expected to dedicate their full time and energy to the company, but the appreciation and support from management is lacking.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is unprofessional and management often avoids accountability. Many decisions appear to be based on cutting costs rather than supporting employees.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Routes frequently overlap or are scheduled in ways that make them difficult to complete on time. This creates frustration not only for drivers but also for parents and students who rely on consistent transportation.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay was decent, the hours were good. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No one knew what was going on,  ever.  It was dirty,  no training provided,  managers lack management skills, extremely rude staff

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Horrific.  People are rude,  the talk down on you because they've been there longer.  I got screamed at for bringing issues to HR. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I would sit at my desk up front,  completely alone,  trying to figure out what I was supposed to be doing,  as there was minimal training from the owners wife,  who got minimal training before another staff went on maternity.  I had to google everything I knew

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay was good but that was all. The management was great the first year it started but everything fell apart the second year when new management took over.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with negativity from within. Unfair practices. The company started running off emotions. If they didn’t like you personally you felt it. Especially from the assistant manager.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
At the base it feels like you have to watch your back. When you get in your bus and do your route…. That’s when you can breathe. The district I had and the kids were awesome.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very busy all the time but that was a good part…. Though it went unnoticed.

What is the best part of working at the company?
They don’t pay on time, they alter workers timesheets, they do not follow DOT guidelines. They make up rules as they go alone. They will let you go without warning, there is no check and balances, they do not display HR a phones numbers or help desk confidential support! The place is a joke they are very unprofessional and the equipment is not all up to regulations! 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Wondering if you will get paid on time !

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There is one they yell, scream , and curse ant their employees and this management!  Toxic environment 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You never know ! It can be very unpredictable!!

What is the best part of working at the company?
If you don’t need reliable income then work for Safeway. If you are already independently wealthy or have a sugar daddy (or momma) and you just want to work for fun, then this is the job for you!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Never know if your kids going to school or not. If not, your regular hours are cut and you make less money than you expected to.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
If your the right color, management takes a shine to you. If not you are invisible at best. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Disappointing. Very disorganized. Lots of details about kids fall threw the cracks a lot of thr time.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working environment is nice! The Management is very good! The Vans are new and reliable !The payments are average !

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
 You are working with kids! You must be on YOUR nails All time ,to be focused, accurate, reliable and predetermined!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Environment and  culture are friendly  enough for company working with kids.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
According company determined rules and requests ! Min step out  of rules, das not what  is Your thinkin way and You are fired! Full control !

This is a great job if you're looking to pad another income such as disability or retirement. But as a primary income, the pay is rather low and not quite enough to make ends meet.

Also there is a lot of responsibility to take on, not everyone is cut out for it.

Also since you're driving, vehicle quality/upkeep varies greatly. There are some real lemons, so be picky until you get sorted with a good van and then make sure to take care of it.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I enjoyed doing my job but did not have the support of the company. Upper management had zero communication.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Having  no support and no structure. Not be g able to order parts to maintain vehicles.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment is stressful. Way too stressful .

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Having to deal with people in management that have no idea how a shop runs.

Clock in for the morning route, finish in an hour or 2. Return to base. Clock out for morning break.  Repeat for PM route then go home for the day. Hardest part is trying to fill the time in between routes while staying at base. While working here I’ve learned a lot more than I thought I would. There’s a lot of people to get along with here from management to drivers and aides. Most enjoyable part is weekly pay. 

This company has its pros and cons as all do, pros are good pay tons of time off and amazing satisfaction of working with children. The driving experience is great in a range of weather conditions and varying seasons. Cons are this company is going through some growing pains, as they are working on their management and core team to run different locations. Maintenence is lack luster on vehicles as the mechanics are stretched thin and can only do so much. But they are family first and reasonable with accommodations if needed. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Van driver 1 salary reported	$21.63 per hour
Bus driver 8 salaries reported	$28.54 per hour
Bus aide 2 salaries reported	$16.25 per hour
Taxi driver 6 salaries reported	$11.13 per hour
Fleet mechanic 13 salaries reported	$29.46 per hour

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