Not what I thought it would be - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso American Red Cross

2,0
14 mag 2014
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Working within the community meeting new people and helping people in need. It was a great chance to get to know people from different backgrounds, work with volunteers and provide assistance to people in need.

Svantaggi

There was a lot of gossip and in fighting between different employees and departments. People would often talk about one another behind their backs and had small groups or cliques. The various chapters through out the region often resented the central office because it was where the majority of the employees were housed and felt that most of the resources were centered around the regional office. Employees would often speak badly about one another to volunteers who would often spread this gossip to one another. This created a tense relationship between volunteers and employees. It was not an enjoyable environment to work. The thing that made the time worthwhile were the volunteers and few employees that were genuine and attempted to stay above the fray when it came to gossip.

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Risposta di American Red Cross
12y
Thank you for review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed meeting, interacting with, and assisting those in need in your community.We are also sorry to hear of the issues you encountered in your workplace. Open, honest communication is important in any workplace environment, and is something that we hope to foster by encouraging employees to speak directly with their managers about their concerns. Our HR Advisors and our Concern Connection line are also available resources; the contact information for these may be found on our intranet site. Thank you for your feedback.

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5,0
30 giu 2026
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
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Vantaggi

Great humanitarian mission, non profit

Svantaggi

None, great place to work

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1,0
6 lug 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

- decent health insurance - helping people feels good. - depending on your chapter you can get good, flexible time - some volunteers are legit saints

Svantaggi

- 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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