American Red Cross reviews

Unfortunately the majority of the workforce is under qualified and predominantly diversity or “friend” hires with no thought to skill levels. In addition, it is rare to find staff working there that are passionate about the humanitarian aspect of the job and rather find ways to do the least amount of work for the majority of the day. You won’t help customers and if you try it won’t get further than you. Managers and directors are stagnant and not qualified for their positions. It is a shame that such a well known organization lacks actual empathy and compassion. If you’re looking for a 9-5 this may be a good place for you. However, if you’re looking for a non profit to do your best most impactful work, I’d consider one of the many worthy ones out there—this is not one of them.

The learning process was a little rushed. Most of the information you learn is online through courses and taught by a teacher through Microsoft teams. You’re expected to catch on quick, which might work for some. The first couple weeks you learn about the company, how to interact with donors.. etc. Afterwards you learn anatomy of the arm, veins, blood types etc. Once you get to the actual sticking part, everything comes very fast. Soon after, you have an assessment that if you pass you are out of training. It was all very rushed. The location I worked at had a lot of drama and bullying unfortunately. As soon as someone walked out of the room, others would talk badly about them. Management was okay but also knew about the bullying and didn’t do anything or maybe wasn’t able to. If you work as a travel phlebotomist you travel sometimes 4 hours away. Hours differ depending on the location of the drive. Loading and unloading the van, setting up and breaking down the drive can be strenuous.