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      "re-engineered" after 12 years-and GRATEFUL!!!!! - Donor Recruitment Supervisor American Red Cross Employee Review

      1.0
      7 Apr 2014
      Donor recruitment supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      had wonderful boss and liked the people I worked with. Mission is part of us.

      Cons

      even though I liked the people I worked with, we were all so overworked all we did was complain. Highly stressful and never "got away from work" as you were expected to work normal business hours, then all of your blood drives, which could be two hours away and could last until 7-9 PM. If you didn't have at least one or two drives on most weekends, you almost considered yourself on vacation!! Slave to telephone and emails: expected to always answer your cell and your emails, even on your REAL vacation. People lost vacation hours every year due to just not having time to take it, and even when you did, felt like you were on call. Even though I worked 9 months before I was downsized, company refused to pro-rate year end bonus.

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      American Red Cross Response
      12y
      Thank you for your review; we are pleased to hear you had strong relationships with your boss and fellow coworkers, and that you all felt a sense of dedication to our Mission. We also appreciate your honest feedback about scheduling and workplace environment, and are sorry to hear about your negative experiences. Our employees and volunteers are the heart of our organization and vital to our mission. We do understand your concerns about work/life balance and are passing your comments on to our leadership team, as we look for ways to improve employee satisfaction and retention.

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      Pros

      Great humanitarian mission, non profit

      Cons

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      6 July 2026
      Community disaster program specialist
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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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