bus driver

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diesel mechanic

parts driver

parts specialist

Wolfington Body Co

I was in bus sales. I was supported and respected, treated as a professional and loved my job the first 3.5 years. I had my best years the last two, so I’d like to add my hard work as fairly compensated. Almost 2 yrs ago, our sales mgm team was kicked to the curb. The new GM, came from the service side and had zero respect for the sales team members. He plays favorites, is very disrespectful, and over all a terrible manager. Unfortunately, the brother and sister owner’s are too weak to get involved. I, along w/ 3-4 others, out of the 8 reps were let go. Performance nor seniority played a role in who was let go. Favoritism by the GM was 100% the deciding factor who stayed. The co is currently in 100% turmoil, bad (terrible) morale, a bus sales team not equipped to sell its (way out of control) very inflated inventory. Hopefully IC will get wind of the company’s action and take away their franchise. Or, the owners will come to the realization you cannot run a co on such weak principles and sell it. Amazing how one man can bring down such a (past) proud and successful family owned business. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Excellent company with great pay, a fantastic schedule, amazing management, and incredibly supportive coworkers!
Working at Wolfington Body Co has been a very positive experience. The company provides a supportive and professional environment where employees feel valued and respected. Management is truly wonderful — approachable, understanding, and committed to helping staff succeed. The schedule is well-structured and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

Compensation is more than fair, which reflects the company’s appreciation for employee contributions. Fellow employees are extremely helpful, creating a team-oriented atmosphere where collaboration and mutual support are part of the culture. Overall, this is an excellent workplace with strong leadership and a positive environment.

Pros: Supportive management, fair pay, great schedule, helpful team
Cons: None worth noting


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I do not have any stress at work.

The last few years there has been a turn around with the management and it is has changed from the best company I worked for, to one of the worst. It started when a supervisor left, then the best safety director that everyone loved, left due to safety concerns, then another supervisor left, the HR manager left, then coronavirus hit and a lot of the office staff were told they were laid off, and would not be asked to return to their prior positions, but they could return as a driver for them. The other part of this company, Wolfington Body Co, did the same thing to their long time staff. The current management does not know how to properly treat their employees and plays favoritism. 

Not a good working environment. Some school bus managers do not know how to properly treat the employees. The school bus drivers are leaving at a higher rate than  they can hire new ones. They have gone through 3-4 recruiters in the last year. Upper management does not want to hear the employees complaints about the lower level management. The prior safety director left due to working conditions. What was once a great company to work for, has turned into a company that does not have many happy employees any more. The only ones who are happy are the "favorites". The main office and sales staff have diminished. I believe the last numbers were 15 office staff employees left in the last 12 months.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing. There was nothing good about working there. Terrible benefits. An absolute garbage 401k plan can’t take off in the summer time. Service manager talks to you like you’re a piece of trash. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Having to deal with the overbearing service manager who constantly changes his mind and lies about everything

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic. Very toxic no work/life balance. 2 12 hr shifts a week and 8 hours every Saturday. Small shop not even suited for a mom and pop shop let alone an international “dealership”.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful. Long. And uneventful

Wolfington is an excellent place for people to work after retirement or if they are a mother who can not afford daycare or just simply wants to spend more time with their kids. The pay is not great given the liabilities on board. The passengers are normally very friendly and is overall a great experience just not a great wage. Taking into account that you only can work up to 21 hrs a week unless u work field trips which pay significantly less.

There is a huge bus driver shortage, so all of our jobs are affected. Half the drivers did not come back this school year. They have to combine runs or add runs, and sometimes it’s inconvenient. If you can’t do it, the attitude is visible. Management is always flustered and stressed. It’s a good job if you only want to work part time. You go in the morning for a couple hours and then have a break and come back in the afternoon. If you’re looking for consistency then this is not the job for you. With all of the vacations, random days off and covid, there is no consistency at all. Sometimes I come home smelling like cigarettes because I have to walk through a cloud of cigarette smoke to hang my bus key. 

Worked here for years, laid off due to corona virus. They laid off 95% of their entire work force, two days into the issues risen up from schools being forced closed. Gave no warning, no options, no tentative time back to work, no severance pay. Dropping the entire work force, allowed them to maybe save face, but put at least a hundred out of work, with no health insurance and no back up plans.

A typical day at work consisted of transporting each student to and from school. I would assist in helping any student that needed extra assistance. Also, making certain each student was buckled in properly, checking the bus at the end of each trip to make sure there were no children left on the bus.
The hardest part of my job, was when the students would act up as I worked with various levels and various ages of students. However, it was very rewarding working with them, coming to work each day, seeing their smiling faces.

This company is a family owned company which grew too large for the family to properly handle.  They hired below average managers, particularly within the Service Department and as the Parts & Service Director.  Constant turn over and unusual changing of employees positions occurs regularly.  Sales people seem to be honored while everyone else is looked down as a necessary evil.  Hours were fine.  Pay was fine as well.  Very somber work atmosphere created by ownership.  Best thing that could happen to this company is for the President to sell the business.

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