Gulf Coast Blood Center Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Gulf Coast Blood Center full-time

Pros – Saving lives is always a good thing. There is a nice sense of comradery across departments. If you want to be visible, the company is small enough that you can be. Very stable employment.

Cons – While the compensation is competitive, there is a top end on salary. The benefits are average, but not stellar. Overall, the job is what you make it.

Advice to Senior Management – Focus on what you are good at.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Gulf Coast Blood Center full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Lots of overtime so you get overtime pay. You travel around Houston and the surrounding area so you meet new people and see different places.

Cons – Your schedule is as hectic as it can get, terrible attendance policy, shady management

Advice to Senior Management – Change your attendance policy and the turnover rate won't be so high

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Gulf Coast Blood Center part-time for less than a year

Pros – I was left alone, for the most part.

Cons – Supervisors did not give any trust, at all. People hang around to get over time, even though the work load was minimal. Opaque is the best word to describe operations.

Advice to Senior Management – Invest some trust in your employee. If they betray it, fire them. Finding someone who is qualified to drive a motor vehicle is not difficult.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Gulf Coast Blood Center full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – You get to be part of something that really makes a difference.

Cons – Entrenched management with a lot of politics and back-stabbing. Toxic working environment. Salaries are not competitive.

Advice to Senior Management – If you don't offer room for advancement, you won't keep good people

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Gulf Coast Blood Center

Pros – The mission of what they do is wonderful. Saving lives is always a worthy cause. Most of staff is friendly. Salaries are somewhat competitive. Lots of areas to specialize in within company. Great upper management (CEO etc.).

Cons – Horrible middle management. Middle management will not stick up for low level employees. Goals continue to be raised every year, while resources to achieve these goals are reduced. You will be accountable for how many people give blood, even if you have no control over it. There is absolutely no praise given for a hard working people and a good job done. You will however be "knocked" every time you have the slightest things go wrong. Everything is a numbers game! You are asked to be responsible for things COMPLETELY out of your control. Once new middle management came in, the entire organization suffered. A true motto among employees - "its not your fault, but its certainly your problem!" Middle management has no solution for the problems you approach them with. Donor recruitment is managed by a "bully" style of management.

Advice to Senior Management – Give your employees an opportunity to achieve the goals management sets by providing necessary resources. Understand that blood drives and donations can be influenced but not controlled. Take outside factors into account instead of completely blame your employees for bad donation numbers. Lower level employees are blamed for bad donation numbers whether it is their fault or not. Continue to try and improve work environment which has helped some.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Gulf Coast Blood Center

Pros – A job that pays but be ready to earn it

Cons – Amount of responsibility and work not compared to salary

Advice to Senior Management – Stop bringing trash of the streets and train them to do something they are not capable of doing because of behavior

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Gulf Coast Blood Center

Pros – Some of my co workers were great to work with.

Honored to work for a company that helps people to live and/or live a better life.

Cons – Leadership did not care

High turnover

Low morale

Advice to Senior Management – If someone comes to you with a problem, don't blow it off. As management, you have a duty to investigate and determine whether it is in fact an actual issue. There were a lot of good people leaving during my tenure there due to not feeling as if they were treated as a valued employee.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend