Red Cross Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Red Cross full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Training, opportunity for advancement, multiple job opportunities across the country, well respected company

Cons – There are no downsides to working for the company

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Red Cross full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great benefits, flexible time off, you are ENCOURAGED to take your vacations!

Cons – Politics and some negative attitudes clouding the atmosphere here, but that's anywhere you go.

Advice to Senior Management – none, they know what they're doing.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Red Cross full-time

Pros – Worked with very experienced professionals. Great benefits. The entire leadership team has put lots of investment in modernizing the entire brand and workplace.

Cons – You can always experience long hours during a disaster, but this is nothing new. Also, as a nonprofit, you know it's going to be difficult to offer competitive salaries.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Red Cross full-time for more than a year

Pros – Red Cross has a caring, concerned workforce. The atmosphere varies greatly by location and is very dependent on the personality of the Regional CEO.

Cons – Red Cross changes organization structure at an astounding pace. This leads to poor "buy-in" and less than effective management.

Advice to Senior Management – Stick with a plan longer than 6 months to one year- You may be surprised at the positive outcome.

Former Employee – worked at Red Cross as an intern

Pros – Good goals, and very transparent.

Cons – Very vague management that used corporate buzzwords instead of providing clear and concise instructions.

Advice to Senior Management – Be more straight forward and honest/clear with your staff.

Current Employee – been working at Red Cross full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – rewarding, ok pay, full training

Cons – not the best management and long hours they expect you to be on their call no exceptions. supervisors are hired from within and well they would not want to be supervisors at other companies

Advice to Senior Management – listen to your employees and look at the supervisors

Current Employee – been working at Red Cross full-time for more than a year

Pros – - Work is fulfilling and most of the employees are passionate about what we do
- A lot of opportunities for hanging out inside and outside of work
- Cheap gym membership and social sports groups (running, volleyball, softball)
- Flexible options for telecommuting

Cons – - Pay is not great
- Professional growth is limited unless you want to try new things outside of your job details; you can generally only get promoted if someone above you leaves
- Meetings (in-person and virtual) clog up a lot of work hours
- Some departments act like separate organizations

Advice to Senior Management – Get more creative with inspiring inter-department collaboration and growth/professional development opportunities to reward innovation.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Red Cross full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – organization cause
mission and values
saving lives

Cons – compensation
advancement
rude HR recruiter
current CEO cutting jobs

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Red Cross full-time for more than a year

Pros – Very prestigious organization with over 100 years of experience. Tends to bring out the best in some and the worst in others. The work that the organization does is great and they always put the clients first. Very dedicated employees.

Cons – Very low pay and at times compensation does not match experience or education or living area. No procedures for removing non-performing employees leaving everyone else stuck cleaning up the mess. No exit planning, if someone decided to walk away today all of their knowledge and skills are gone too.

Advice to Senior Management – Work on promoting from within don't rely on hiring from the outside. You need people who understand the culture and feel of a non-profit organization. Work harder to keep volunteers engaged on the local level. It's always easy to find people looking to work on national operations, but the ones who are local, especially in big cities tend to be forgotten or not engaged enough. Try to focus on volunteer management by volunteer leadership that would help a lot. Give VRD support to do these things don't bog them down.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Red Cross full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great place to work with wonderful people. Caring and respectful to each other and customers. Noble mission that folks want to be a part of.

Cons – Goals can be challenging, but rewarding. Good ole boys club and needs to shake up the management.

Advice to Senior Management – Increase morale.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend