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      3.3

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (4,609 total reviews)
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      Gail McGovern

      69% approve of CEO

      48% positive business outlook

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      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Senior management

      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
      5.0
      Feb 25, 2009

      Want to make a difference? Come here and you will!

      Education facilitator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      the ablility to make a positive difference in the world and to save lives. You can also affect change in the organization.

      Cons

      the whole not-for-profit thing and lack/cutback mentality gets old. It's used too often as an excuse for why we can't change. We often put the cart before the horse by making pronouncements of projects and timelines that are unrealistic. I've often heard the term "things happen in Red Cross Time".

      2.0
      Feb 4, 2009

      Nobel Mission, Disappointing Experience

      Specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The Red Cross is a global organization with a noble mission - to help people whose lives have been impacted by disaster. Working within the chapter setting was a great experience because you are able to get more face to face interaction with the victims of disaster - it is a wonderful feeling to be able to help and comfort those who are facing such difficult challenges. The Red Cross volunteers are great people to work with and the chapters function much like a family unit. The best thing about working for the Red Cross was witnessing how just a little assistance and help can give a family hope when they are faced with disaster.

      Cons

      The Red Cross Chapers across the United States is where the real impact is made and with little to no help from Red Cross headquarters. The executives at headquarters are change resistent and disingenuous. Programs such as the Hurricane Recovery Program were not planned effectively or carefully. You will be disappointed if you go to work for the Red Cross with dreams of making a difference and being apart of something positive and service-oriented and believing that because it is such a larger organization it will be well run and productive - in many ways the Red Cross is another company with politics that hinder productivity, egos that hinder effectiveness and stubborness that hinders success.

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