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American Red Cross

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Very sad - Supervisor American Red Cross Employee Review

1.0
Sep 10, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Very dedicated co-workers, opportunity to help patients and donors.

Cons

Absolutely demoralizing. I have been here almost 10 years and my self worth as an employee is entirely gone. We have been told we are replaceable and should be very lucky we have a job regularly. When I started, the Red Cross was a great place to work but that's no longer the case. The building is in disrepair and the only time you see a manager is to be yelled at, given bad news or given the work of another employee who quit or has been laid off. I work very hard, have never been in trouble and have always gotten excellent performance reviews. None of that matters. Also, the benefits are horrific. If you get sick, good luck with the insurance plan...

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Cons

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Pros

- decent health insurance - helping people feels good. - depending on your chapter you can get good, flexible time - some volunteers are legit saints

Cons

- 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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