The Human in Humanitarian - Recensione dipendente - Regional Manager - Community Preparedness presso American Red Cross

3,0
7 ott 2016
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Great mission! Plenty of opportunities to get warm fuzzy feelings about the impact you're having as an employee. If you can turn warm fuzzy feelings into food/rent/money, you're all set! Co-workers were all good people, and with the constant turnover, you'll have a lot of them. With so much uncertainty, there is a lot of opportunity to move around and even innovate. A decent starter job, if you can network your way out. You can be proud of working here, for a while.

Svantaggi

Pay and expectations. My geographic area of responsibility was almost tripled and I didn't get a pay raise. Not only that, but because it was considered a "new" position, and I didn't have it for long enough, I didn't qualify for consideration of a merit raise. When I met or exceeded goals, I got a "thank you" and then doubled goals the following year - again with no real pay raise or official recognition. When you've got cognitive dissonance, you create a story to explain/justify your irrational situation to yourself. I can't remember how many times I told myself that the low pay was worth it because I was making a difference. I think the organization takes advantage of people with that mindset. It doesn't have to be so bad.

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5,0
16 apr 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

My experience working with the Red Cross has been great. The work is fulfilling and the people are passionate. Benefits are good - Kaiser is $6 a month!

Svantaggi

There is work life balance, but there is an expectation to work nights and weekends.

2,0
15 mar 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

You feel connected to a larger mission, and go to bed knowing you did good work. Most of the volunteers are amazing people. The job is a good stepping stone to other disaster management jobs elsewhere. PTO policy is generous and Healthcare is decent.

Svantaggi

You are INCREDIBLY overworked and GROSSLY underpaid. You get zero work-life balance. Even when you're not on call, you'll still get tons of calls from volunteers with questions and concerns. If a volunteer is unavailable to respond to a fire call or tend to any other responsibility day or night, you're on deck. You're salaried, so there's no overtime pay. Your pay barely covers the basic cost of living in today's economy ($40k-$50k). Diversity is bottom heavy, meaning there are lots of employees of color in entry level or lower management roles, but beyond that there's a steep drop off. Most of the volunteers are great, but the Red Cross is so desperate to keep them, that poor behavior and language (racist/sexist/phobic) is not properly disciplined or responded to, if at all. Employee retention is poor, especially in the Disaster Specialist role, because they burn you out so quickly without decent pay.

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