Pros
6 week paid training, mostly online but they do provide you with an iPad and other tools to help you learn. You are also mailed an oculus that you perform a virtual blood draw on a donor. Weekends and major holidays off. PTO available after your 6 week training. Call out process was pretty lenient. Lots of opportunities to move up in the company and receive a pay raise. You never drive your personal vehicle when traveling to a drive- and if you’re working a mega drive the company provides you with a hotel room and a food voucher.
Cons
The learning process was a little rushed. Most of the information you learn is online through courses and taught by a teacher through Microsoft teams. You’re expected to catch on quick, which might work for some. The first couple weeks you learn about the company, how to interact with donors.. etc. Afterwards you learn anatomy of the arm, veins, blood types etc. Once you get to the actual sticking part, everything comes very fast. Soon after, you have an assessment that if you pass you are out of training. It was all very rushed. The location I worked at had a lot of drama and bullying unfortunately. As soon as someone walked out of the room, others would talk badly about them. Management was okay but also knew about the bullying and didn’t do anything or maybe wasn’t able to. If you work as a travel phlebotomist you travel sometimes 4 hours away. Hours differ depending on the location of the drive. Loading and unloading the van, setting up and breaking down the drive can be strenuous.