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Payng unnecessary managment - Emergency Relief Manager American Red Cross Employee Review

1.0
12 Aug 2008
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Pros

for the American RedCross ..none there is a "waste " of donated income in satisfying salary requirement for, suposedely, ad-honorem Board member positions. who are taking care of the " International Insititution" as a personal company, just taking value on the appearances and not in real productive field work!. lack of the universal and independance principles, due to having been too closely related to Armed Forces, which gives to the Principle of Universality and Neutrality a bad name internationally, There is the main reason wem the American Red Cross, have lost it " prestige" we once had with our sister federartions

Cons

lack of the universal and independance principles, due to having been too closely related to Armed Forces, which gives to the Principle of Universality and Neutrality a bad name internationally, There is the main reason wem the American Red Cross, have lost it " prestige" we once had with our sister federarations,\ if they really beleive in the Priciples, their performance should be towards inproving our acctions towards our communities ( groups) not individuals

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5.0
4 Jun 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance, fair pay and great work environment

Cons

Not a lot of upward mobility unless you find a different role in the organization. It’s also hard to switch between departments

2.0
15 Mar 2026
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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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