Toxic workplace - BMT BPC Plasma Employee Review

1.0
7 Oct 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits Some of the Donors Some of the workers Repetitive

Cons

Over the years I’ve noticed that Biotest Plasma Lincoln, doesn’t have the same vision, mission, and principles that attracted me to work for the company. The management team wasn’t really that effective, the center ran on toxic work culture. Ranging from politics, favoritism, drama, and etc. which really didn’t make them a very effective team. Turn over rate has always been high and management gave a lot of cover-up’s for it, ranging from; students graduating, focusing on school, moving out of state, and etc. when it isn’t really the case and real reasons would range from; micromanaging, non flexible schedules for students, frame ups, toxic work culture, and etc. These can be verified by former employees, so I suggest contacting former employees to verify this. Hard work was never appreciated nor acknowledge sincerely. Employees who were considered to be part of their clique, were the only ones who were usually recognized. We were undervalued and treated as dispensable. In the past years I’ve worked at the Lincoln branch, they’ve only recognized and given promotions to employees who’ve flattered them, instead of focusing on employees with actual knowledge mastery. There have been employees who’ve worked for the center for years that have actual knowledge mastery, but have never gotten any recognition. Instead management gave recognition to individuals who belonged to their clique, who’s been there less than a year to three months. When employees try to raise concerns or opinions, that goes against management vision, you are then labeled as opinionated and then turned into the bad guy. Management has no uniformity, one says one thing and the other says another thing. They tend to pretend that they know how certain areas work when they don’t. Advancement is near to impossible at this center, since one simple mistake early on will be held against you. To remedy this joining the management clique, enables employees to have leeway’s for mistakes. Management has no considerations for the employees at all, except for those that belong in their clique, and writes employees up for; calling in sick when employees are genuinely sick with doctor’s notes and diagnosis, if an employee gets into an accident, being late. I’ve witnessed employees ranging from management to ordinary employees not getting written up at all for calling in for days or being late for hours, due to them being in the clique. Compared to employees who are really hard working and only calls in once in a while or is late for a few minutes, who gets written up almost instantly. Employees get in trouble for speaking up or reporting problems to HR, and complaints never reach higher HR because they cover it up. I highly suggest implementing a zero tolerance no retaliation policy. Current employees can never speak up for fear of losing their job, when tasked to answer worker surveys (especially when employees are watched heavily when answering) or when higher HR comes for randomized survey. I support Biotest Pharmaceuticals and believes that these issues will be addressed. No one leaves a good company, employees leaves because of bad management.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
23 Oct 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great entry level work, offers training without a need for any prior phlebotomy experience, but not really much else beyond that. Co-workers were very fun and easy to get along with. The environment was welcoming, and it offers plenty of opportunities to learn and grow alongside everyone, in the beginning. However, limits to growth begin to appear after a short time (more in Cons). Benefits were competitive compared to many entry level and full time options, however this can come at the cost of wages. It felt very difficult to build general savings. Corporate politics skew conservative (typical of biotech, biopharm industries), but the center culture itself offered me opportunities to express myself and meet coworkers and clientele of a diverse array of backgrounds.

Cons

Opportunities for growth and learning begin to feel limited, with the exception of pursuing leadership or flexibility in other areas. Tasks begin to feel monotonous, especially with the added burden of the days where (repeat) customers feel like the endless stream of rudeness and entitlement that it can often be, along with standing for long hours. To top it off, wage is beneath the going rate for beginning phlebotomists (11.00 > 12.36, after the company was bought by Grifols and everyone received a dollar raise, and then a 3% max raise for performance review after the new year). Management is often tone deaf to employee concerns, and may even value customers over employee health and safety. Turnover rate is fairly high. In about the span of a year, about 20-30 people left the company. Shifts are often shorthanded, but management is strict regarding overtime pay.

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