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Be cautious and ask to look where you'll be working before agreeing to the role. - Administrative Assistant British Red Cross Employee Review

1.0
6 Sept 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Some colleagues were lovely Range of training you can partake in, however none of it was helpful to the actual job role I was doing

Cons

They lie to you in the interview about what the job entails, I specifically asked in the interview about the amount of phone work I'd have to do and they said very little if any. It was all phone work to the point it was very similar to a call centre job! it's pretty much a call centre type job stuck on the phones all the time People in management roles are inadequate No sense of ownership especially when a customer issue arises. For example the sales teams don't care unless they can make money out of the caller, otherwise it's passed on to the customer care even though it's sales which created the issue in the first place. As a customer service administrator you are left to take all the negatives from customers such as cancelled training sessions and you are left to give them shoddy explanations. Also lots of non first aid training calls come through to your line some are from people who are in desperate need and you are left with no training on how to deal with this and are blamed that they came through to the wrong number. You literally have to 'pass them on' and are left feeling guilty that you couldn't help.

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5.0
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Pros

In general good management and training. Working with people passionate about the mission of the organisation.

Cons

Training at the beginning could be slightly more clear and comprehensive.

3.0
16 Dec 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Easy work and go colleges

Cons

A lot of responsibility bad pay

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British Red Cross Response
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Thank you for your review. We’re pleased to hear that you enjoy working with your colleagues. We’re always looking for ways to make the British Red Cross a great place to work and appreciate your honesty.
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