Pros
For the most part, the people working as staff or as drivers at the bus terminals are decent, honest, hardworking people who genuinely care about what they do and who are committed to delivering children safely to and from school. The corporate sales team is also a decent, smart group of people.
Cons
If there were a list of "worst companies to work for" to compliment all of the "best" lists, NEC in Warrenville would be tops on any list of shame. The management team is the most incompetent group of people I've ever seen - they're like a bunch of children play-acting what they think grown-up business people should act like, with all of the wisdom a bunch of kindergarteners would amass. The only executive who has enough skills and experience to get another job is the head of sales, the rest would be out on the street if not for NEC, and they know it. This insecurity combined with lack of business smarts makes for a lethal combination. There's no strategy, and the culture is one of backstabbing and weak people doing whatever they can to hold on to their jobs. If you've ever read the book Animal Farm, this management team is just like the pigs. If you're a high performer, you'll be quickly isolated and shot down - bosses are too afraid of getting surpassed by their underings. All employees get evaluated using the same one-page form, from bus drivers through execs. If you paid $$$ for your college degree(s), you'll not want to be rated on irrelevant measures that neither reflect your job responsibilities, nor will give you any feedback to grow, This place is full of toxic deadweight and the lowest quality of employees I've ever seen. My boss was the nightmare trifecta of jaw-dropping incompetence, utter stupidity, and malice - she had a 75% turnover rate of her staff in less than 2 years and was obviously a total waste, yet managed to hang on to her job. And when I say stupid, I mean like within a standard deviation of mentally disabled. No doubt she was kept on because there was zero chance of her showing up her boss, who attained her own title strictly through tenure and climbing up on the backs of other people. To get the execs their fat bonuses, the finance dept stopped paying vendor invoices in order to meet the co financial goals. They also held a big conference in Las Vegas, then said there was no money for raises for the workers. This is a scummy place - stay far, far away from this cesspool - even if you're unemployed and are desperate for a job, stay away! This company specializes in preying on people like that, and will use it to their advantage to cut your pay and abuse you - then say you should be grateful to them for having a job. If you still work there, and hate it, then get out - there's no time like the present! It will never get better.