If you would like to return to high school..... - Anonymous employee Octapharma Plasma Employee Review

1.0
20 Jun 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The experience for a better job. Learning to treat reactions, performing high volumes of blood draws and vital signs Donors are usually plesant

Cons

Where to begin? There is no rewarding,promoting, or incentives for working hard. To advance within this company you have to be willing to throw your own mother under a bus. The people designated to be the top paid and hardest workers (area leads).... lack motivation, harass anyone they deem unworthy of their presence, and humiliate anyone they see fit. All of which is acceptable because they are in good with management. Ive seen 5 people come and go in just a few months due to the unabashed bullying which goes unchecked. If you do lodge a complaint with your Manager... he is very likely going to tell the person AND do nothing about it. So there is an environment where not only will you be bullied, humiliated and overworked....but you better not speak up about it or you will find yourself in thr unemployment line.

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Pros

* Flexible scheduling coordination between coworkers (when staffing allows, just work it out amongst yourselves, I promise you will regret involving managers in there), including opening and closing shifts * Exposure to fast-paced, high-volume clinical and donor-facing workflow * Opportunity to collaborate with coworkers across multiple operational roles * Experience adapting to shifting responsibilities across screening, production, and medical support functions * Direct involvement in donor care workflow and real-time clinical operations

Cons

* Attendance/point system lacks nuance for real-world emergencies, including natural disasters or unavoidable delays * Minor tardiness (even with communication) can result in disciplinary points * Absences and no-call/no-shows are treated similarly within a narrow point threshold system * In practice, employees can reach termination thresholds quickly without contextual consideration * Perceived inconsistency in application of attendance and scheduling policies * Some schedule adjustments or accommodations appear to be applied selectively or inconsistently * Communication around enforcement and policy changes is not always clearly standardized * Investigation and disciplinary processes can feel simultaneous rather than neutral * Employees involved in reported incidents may perceive outcomes as predetermined during review processes * This creates concern that corrective actions may be initiated before full context is established * Role instability for clinical staff during shifts * Employees are frequently reassigned between clinical and operational tasks * This can create tension between maintaining patient care responsibilities and meeting production demands * Repeated task switching can impact workflow efficiency and staff focus * Operational restructuring often increases workload on remaining staff * Staffing shortages are frequently managed through redistribution of duties rather than adding coverage * This results in overlapping responsibilities and reduced downtime during shifts

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