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American Red Cross

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Ask more but gives very little - Plebotomist American Red Cross Employee Review

1.0
Mar 25, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The idea of the company is the only good thing about this job. Where you are saving lives. That's the only reason I can the star.

Cons

I have to say there isn't one employee there that likes their job. The only thing they like about the job is it actually saves lives after that every single worker would leave and love to leave. Where to start...... Work load, management, time wasting, constantly changing procedures, they don't listen to their employees, sexual harassment, keep you on the hook for promotions, they don't pay you for what you actually do, very cheap, lazy people that have worked there for so many years get passes on work load, the work load is not equal, no free time, scheduling, constant travel, zero turn around, no free time, if u have kids there is no way you can do this job, during horrible weather the people that are out working in it they don't care, they will literally use every inch of energy you have to give .... I mean the list can go on.

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American Red Cross Response
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Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We are glad to hear that you and your fellow employees believe in the Red Cross mission, and we also appreciate your bringing to our attention your concerns about workplace environment and employee morale. Sexual harassment is not tolerated under any circumstances at the American Red Cross, and we urge you or your fellow employees to speak to a supervisor about this issue. In those cases where an employee or volunteer is not comfortable telling his or her supervisor or local management, he or she may contact the Concern Connection Line. That 800 number can be found on the organization's intranet site. Our mobile phlebotomist positions do require a hectic traveling schedule—we encourage hiring managers to be as transparent as possible about the job demands during the hiring process, and we also encourage employees to address scheduling and workload concerns with their supervisors. Many Red Cross employees have gone on to establish long-time careers at our organization; however, such opportunities do depend on location and job availability. We encourage you to speak regularly with your supervisor about opportunities for advancement. We take these reviews seriously, and will pass your feedback on to our leadership.

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Pros

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- everyone on the inside doesn’t think things will meaningfully change, it’s systemic. - leadership is often out of touch in expectations and demands, while provide verbal support (at best), chronic understaffing, and focusing on what looks good (to media, PR, etc.). - turnover is extreme - on call is 24/7, volunteer capacity is dwindling especially in rural areas, we have to fill in the gaps, as a result you will be trapped in your area and cannot be good at your actual job. - the non-saint volunteers will treat you horribly, god forbid if you are a woman in this position, there’s a de-facto no firing policy on volunteers - pay is so bad is borders on funny, they gave me a raise this year for ‘merit,’ it was $750…for the year. My boss even laughed when telling me. - it’s a culture of management not leadership, so do not expect either honesty or accountability

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