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American Red Cross reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(4,609 total reviews)
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Gail McGovern

68% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

American Red Cross has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,609 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The American Red Cross employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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5K reviews
2.0
Aug 20, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Great PTO -Great co-workers (that is WITHIN your department, otherwise no one really talks to you) -Good flexibility with your schedule- you pretty much plan your week out the way you want to as long as you're hitting your meeting requirements -The sponsors- so many opportunities to meet great people within the community and gain sales experience in different environments (business, community, government, religious, etc) -Knowing you are working for a purpose

Cons

Where to begin...... -Demand for blood is down.....significantly. With that, tons of layoffs, less staff to send to drives, more responsibilities on top of making sure you're hitting goals, etc. -Communication is awful between departments - it's almost like everyone is against each other and not all out to achieve the same mission -Goals are becoming harder and harder to achieve -Things are run like it's 1995 - the website is constantly down so donors can't sign up for a blood drive, we are still using WINDOWS XP hence why the computers are so slow, and there isn't a simple way to utilize the software systems we have to take notes on the road -Minimal opportunities to advance -Management does not consider account managers as assets to the organization- as soon as you quit, it's no sweat off their back, they'll hire someone new to put right into the open territory. They repeat this process over and over again because barely anyone stays longer than 2 years.

2.0
Mar 22, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Strongly regulated and self effacing. This is an organization with a long standing humanitarian mission

Cons

Huge bureaucracy. Getting any new ideas through to implementation is an ordeal. Simple changes can take up to two years to implement

3.0
Jan 28, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I loved the people I worked with and my job. I really felt like I was making a difference. Make you feel like a big fish in a small pond. Training is fantastic.

Cons

There are no career advancement opportunities, micromanage, do not utilize their limited budget correctly, do not always hire qualified candidates, high turnover rate, terrible work-life balance (I worked 60 hours/week at least), do not follow FDA guidelines, high pressure environment due to constant budgetary mistakes. Example: they fly employees from Salt Lake City, Utah to Las Vegas, Nevada; have them stay at MGM, rent cars, and pay for their food/entertainment ($1,000+ for food and entertainment alone each trip). Entertainment = gambling, shows, etc. They do not report all expenses.

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