Pros
The pay is good and you’re almost guaranteed overtime because the blood drives usually go over their scheduled time. The training is also thorough and you use company vehicles for any travel.
Cons
During the interview process, I made it very clear that schedule consistency was my primary concern because my husband and I share one vehicle. The recruiter assured me that training would be seven weeks, Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm, and described it as “more like college,” implying a predictable classroom schedule. After the first week, that was no longer the case. I was regularly scheduled at off-site drives 30–60 minutes away, with shifts starting as early as 5:30am and ending as late as 9pm. The schedule became progressively less predictable week after week. Even after the schedule has been made, it changes frequently. You can’t plan anything ahead of time because they’ll change your schedule with as little as 10 hours notice if they want. They have zero respect for any work-life balance. I wish there had been more transparency about the actual training expectations and hours so I could have made a more informed decision.