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CDL A . . . Stay Away!! - Mobile Phlebotomist American Red Cross Employee Review

2.0
9 Mar 2018
Recommend
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Pros

You can feel good about helping others (collecting lifesaving blood products is the whole name of the game)

Cons

You will rarely get the good feeling back, the feeling like they're helping you. Can't get training consistently right. Scheduling will be your "frenemy," and that goes double for CDL/DOT drivers. Their DOT vehicles are ancient, though they are said to have two new buses coming in. My favorite quote from Fleet: Every vehicle has its own personality! You have to know how to work around some of the quirks. Its incredible how long they've gotten away with the kind of equipment they run, that the law hasn't caught up with them, or that someone hasn't died. Because they don't communicate the limitations/oddities of each DOT vehicle, their equipment problems quickly become yours, resulting in: Blood drives starting late (you get the blame), Equipment breaking down on you (you get the suspicious eye), etc. Makes me think of nightmare CR England, Swift, or Western Express stories. Finally, there is simply no consistency in your life with this job. 15 mobile blood drives throughout the Lewis and Clark Utah Region each day, and its a random toss-up which ones you work each week. Never thought I'd find a job that is more unfriendly to family life than OTR trucking.

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Pros

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.

Cons

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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