American Red Cross Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I've been there since 1996 and have seen a lot of changes. alot of them not too good. being that the headquarters is in DC, they started to think like the government. When I started it was a good team/ family environment, but now its like most other large companies that have lost their focus."

"Great humanitarian organization that provides disaster relief to the entire country. Coworkers are great and the work environment is awesome. Since they are non-profit they can be a bit behind in technology but make up for it with their mission. Overall a great place to work."

"Horrible ! Do not care about employees. Wish the truth about their abusive workplace would come out. Meager pay. No raises. 70 hour work weeks . No regard for employee or their family. Constant demeaning behavior."

"In thirteen years with American Red Cross, I experienced days of absolute bliss where everything was perfect, and days of absolute despair where it felt like nothing would ever go right again. In other words, it has much in common with most companies out there. I am happy to say that the days of bliss did outnumber the days of despair. I would open to returning to the American Red Cross in the future, but am also looking forward to exploring new opportunities for now."

"Nice place to work. Great job for someone starting out and looking to gain experience."

"Great people to work with. It was a great experience."

What do you like about working at American Red Cross?

"Knowing you are helping people. It is a very forward thinking company that isn't afraid to explore new ways to do things."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be willing to serve others and open to new ideas and constant change."

What don't you like about working at American Red Cross?

"Communication was slow when changes were taking place. We would often hear of a change to a process weeks after it was supposed to be implemented."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Plan changes well enough in advance to allow for the communication of those changes to precede the change itself."

What do you like about working at American Red Cross?

"The feeling of working toward something that actually helps the global community."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have a back-up job for when you are inevidably laid off."

What don't you like about working at American Red Cross?

"Bureaucratic nightmare; no room for innovation or creative problem solving within lower-level staff. Reaction time is low in response to problems because employees are always waiting for orders from the higher-ups instead of being table to take it upon themselves to do what they think is necessary. There have also been massive lay-offs recently, and cutbacks to health insurance coverage, cafeteria services, pensions, and employee perks like anniversary parties for people who have worked for the company 20, 25, or 30 years. They have also recently canceled the annual employee holiday party, because they thought it would look bad to spend that kind of money on a party after laying off so many people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Train your employees adequately to do their jobs, then TRUST them to do their jobs. Lower-level employees often have practical suggestions on how to do things more cheaply or efficiently. Maybe if you listened to them instead of paying to bring in lean experts who have never done these functions before, the company could be more cost efficient without requiring all of the employee cutbacks."

"I have learned excellent transferable skills."

What do you like about working at American Red Cross?

"Autonomy to make decisions which impacted lives of donors and patients."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be energetic, honest and bring a love of people to the job!"

What don't you like about working at American Red Cross?

"I really don't have anything negative to say about the Red Cross. It follows its mission statement!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Trust your staff, don't micro manage. Let them learn and grow from your mentoring of them."

"I enjoy working there."

What do you like about working at American Red Cross?

"I enjoy my position. Writing press releases and blog posts keeps me on my feet all day! My co-workers are all great workers and exceptionally friendly people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do not be nervous to interview. The American Red Cross is obviously a well-known company but do not let this make you weary! You'll enjoy going to work everyday."

What don't you like about working at American Red Cross?

"The Media Relations and Communications department is fairly new so room for growth, in my case, is limited."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I do not have any suggestions for management. I think they have an intelligent and positive staff."

What do you like about working at American Red Cross?

"The opportunity to teach the public basic first aid and CPR."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Show them you are passionate about safety, health and disaster preparedness."

What don't you like about working at American Red Cross?

"The pay is not as good as it could be."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get involved in the selection of trainers who train the public."

What do you like about working at American Red Cross?

"That I am able to teach others about what I know."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Wish them best of luck."

What don't you like about working at American Red Cross?

"I like everything about it, if I did not like it I would not be doing it."

"Great place to work, but poor upper management."

What do you like about working at American Red Cross?

"Loved the people, the work, and the large amount of vacation."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be positive and accept no raises, no pay increases you will not make much money here."

What don't you like about working at American Red Cross?

"Upper management was just retired on duty and did nothing but collect check. They had years and were just riding it out."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Retire. Your complacency and lack of leadership simply drags the company down."

What do you like about working at American Red Cross?

"I like the mission that the Red Cross carries and what they stand for, I was super excited when I learned that I would be working for the American Red Cross. I love the people and the atmosphere and my line of work."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be polite and knowledgeable in your field. I would make sure that you also dress appropriately for your interview."

What don't you like about working at American Red Cross?

"I don't like the fact that there is no room for advancement. I have worked here a total of 4 years and have not received a raise nor recognition for the work that I have put in."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think they need a system that recognizes the work that an employee has put in and the contributions made by such employee that has helped the department as a whole."

What do you like about working at American Red Cross?

"Being part of the life saving mission. Relative ease of actual work. People generally easy to get along with (coworkers and managers)."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I am not sure how I got my job--I guess by being qualified and professional. When I asked for an important day off, I was told by my hiring supervisor that he had tried to convince the other supervisor not to hire me, so that didn't make me feel too good. He's gone now, but that attitude of, we never wanted you stuck with me. Well, why did you hire me? Why did you keep me on? Another important tip is that there is no patient care experience at this job, so new nurses need to avoid this place--it makes you relatively unhireable... something they neglect to address during the hiring process. If, however, you want to be lazy and not have to do a ton of work, and are an older nurse just getting back into the field, and you don't mind getting paid substantially less, with fewer benefits, than at most other healthcare jobs, then this might be the perfect fit!"

What don't you like about working at American Red Cross?

"Supervisors are encouraged at all levels to micromanage activities of the staff. Depending on your relationship with some of the supervisors, they can be flexible or inflexible with requests. There doesn't seem to be a lot of management training given to new supervisors, and they have a because-I-said-so type attitude, rather than a let's-find-a-solution attitude."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Return to a health care oriented focus rather than a manufacturing focus."

"It was a work study program."

What do you like about working at American Red Cross?

"The ability to utilize my skills in a professional way."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be honest and true, for the people that work there are truly wonderful people."

What don't you like about working at American Red Cross?

"I was not able to gain a job with them."