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American Red Cross

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Great mission. Poor execution and management - Regional Volunteer Services Officer American Red Cross Employee Review

2.0
23 Aug 2016
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Pros

An opportunity to truly help people through one of their worst days ever. The mission is a good one.

Cons

Morale is at an all-time low, and it looks like it will be that way for a long time to come. Leaders do not lead, but regularly demonstrate demoralizing arrogance and defensiveness. The organization has traded basic leadership skills and positive, motivating, growth oriented culture for a workforce that is regularly beaten and devalued. Red Cross could do a LOT better were it to admit its deficiencies, be transparent in attempts to fix them, and foster a creative approach to problem solving. Definitely not an organization to join if you want to be valued for your contributions.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

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

Cons

- 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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