New York Blood Center Reviews

Former Employee – worked at New York Blood Center full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – All of the organization's work benefits the greater good of society.

Cons – There are no cons to working for the NYBC.

Advice to Senior Management – n/a

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at New York Blood Center

Pros – Overall the mission at NYBC is great and fulfilling if you are interested in a more humane endeavor.
The people who work there are great human beings and for the most part really care about what they are doing

Cons – As in any company management will be blamed for many problems but in the case of NYBC they unfortunately permeate throughout the leadership.
It is a very reactionary environment where obstacles that should have been seen weeks if not months ahead of time are quickly dismissed and then the organization is surprised when it does not overcome these obstacles.
Recruitment still uses direct mail and paper flyers as large part of its overall marketing mix and barely uses any kind of digital strategies to reach out to its donors. Most of the technologies are outdated and in a goal focused organization this can be frustrating as you are expected to meet these goals with obsolete tools.

Advice to Senior Management – Implement a 360 degree review method. To often a senior staff member will review an employee they interact with on a monthly to bi-monthly basis. These reviews have a great weight as to the future of the employee and it is a much more sound approach to get reviews from all angles in order to gauge someone’s performance. Additionally if these reviews effected the bonus structure that would further the interactions between employees. It is a business but it is also a non-profit and as such adhering to business models seen in financial institutions will not work for the kind of employees that an organization like this attracts.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at New York Blood Center full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Preparing your own schedule has been a positive aspect in this job

Cons – Working with 65+ accounts during a given month. Late nights and weekends were pretty difficult.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at New York Blood Center full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great benefits, large company with many positions available

Cons – massive company allows for poor management to fall through the cracks

Advice to Senior Management – Implement 360 evaluation for all departments.

Former Employee – worked at New York Blood Center

Pros – The benefits are great, 5 weeks vacation plus holidays and sick time. Generous 401K plan.

Cons – The management is unprofessional, uncaring and have priorities all over the place. There is no strong, committed leader at the top and that carries through the entire org. All people care about is increasing blood donations, and unless your job is directly related to bringing in blood donations then you are not a priority at all.

Advice to Senior Management – Have a plan, and execute that at all levels of the organization. Treat your employees with respect, and value them!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at New York Blood Center

Pros – Lots of things to do so time goes by faster, most people are nice and easy to talk to. The donors are always humble and know why they do what they do

Cons – small work space, can get noisy at times with other people sitting so close to you. Communication isn't always the best, the peons always know last

Advice to Senior Management – Communicate throughout the company, i don't want to have to listen through the grape vine to know if the rumors are true or not