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American Red Cross reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(4,621 total reviews)
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Gail McGovern

69% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

American Red Cross has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,621 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The American Red Cross employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Aug 3, 2012

Can't walk the talk

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Pros

Mission is great. Who wouldn't want to save lives every day?

Cons

Instability of management team. Too many execs are afraid of conflict resulting in lack of transparency and poor decision making. Lots of CYA and no accountability.

3.0
Jul 23, 2012

Changing

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Pros

Basic hours and office job

Cons

Due to lots of restructuring it is changing everyday and makes it difficult to know whats going on. Eliminating much of the customer service area which is what most of the general public associates with the company.

2.0
Jul 1, 2012

The most inhumane (for staff) humanitarian organization

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Pros

The American Red Cross has the most wonderful, inspiring mission in the world. We deliver incredible services to people in need, with a super-dedicated group of volunteer and paid staff. We have the capability to respond to disasters that in unparalleled in the NGO field.

Cons

If you take a job with the Red Cross expect no job security. In the last five years there have been repeated rounds of restructuring and layoffs, resulting in insane amounts of turn-over and a staff that is more worried about their jobs than service delivery. Staffing levels are so low in the field that we struggle to manage day to day activities. Pay levels vs work load are very, very out of balance.

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