Vitalant reviews

2.7

35% would recommend to a friend

(477 total reviews)
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David Green

47% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Vitalant has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 477 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Vitalant employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.6 stars).

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1.0
Mar 16, 2019
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Pros

A very small amount of good employees who can turn into lifelong friends. The mission and aspect of the job is amazing but the company it’s self only cares about number. Not the mental or physical health of employees

Cons

“It’s not our fault you decided to have kids”. A quote by a former vitalant manager. I know this is in the past but is still the attitude the directors/management/recruitment all have. They will call you a few hours before you clock in while you are still in a slumber to tell you to come pick up the bus earlier then they had scheduled you. Oh and if you say you can’t get ready for a massive amount of attitude or a guilt trip of the century. This companies standards are not based on how your work performance is, cuz you and everybody else and their moms will get an annual 2.5% raise. Perfect for all your hard work right?? All the overtime you work on a consistent basis. But those who don’t perform to the expectations still walk away with the same exact raise as you, the hard working employee. If you’ve never seen FMLA being used, this company has roughly 60-80% of the staff on it. Some for other medical conditions but a lot for depression and anxiety and stress that the company places on their shoulders. When the director decides to make a new work policy (use Facebook as a form of identification for the donors) the director will not own up to the falsely given information and put it onto our shoulders. Favoritism is key here. Kiss booty or don’t expect to get anywhere. And by anywhere there’s only 2 positions you can rise up to. Or 1 cuz the company only wants to promote from outside the company instead of within. Promotions aren’t about how hard you work for it. It’s about the person you hear telling jokes and laughing in managements office is who gets it. Don’t bother speaking at all or you might get under HR investigations. Let’s not forget. ANYONE can get this job. As long as you graduated high school. If you fail training they will still pass you so it doesn’t cost the company money and affect the turnover rate. The company has been going downhill for years, and puts the blame on the mobile staff instead of looking in the mirror and seeing who the true culprit is. At this rate, this company will not be around for much longer. Or look to sell out.

1.0
Feb 6, 2018

Company has lost it's way

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The life saving mission of the organization.

Cons

Executive Mgmt is too focused on growing the business while lining their pockets (search for Blood Systems IRS Form 990..public document). What used to be a small non-profit that cared about it's employees and mission is gone. There have been 3 Layoffs in the last 3 years, more are expected. The new CIO is a Bully who shows little respect for staff.

2.0
Nov 13, 2017

New CIO is a bully

Anonymous employee
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Pros

My manager is a great and understanding person. Working for a company that literally gives life is very fulfilling and rewarding.

Cons

The new CIO is inexperienced in a large complex environment and a poor communicator. He has not had a division wide meeting to share his vision and unite the team. Instead he sends emails with buzz words and fosters an environment of fear and mistrust. He threatens to take away benefits and acts like a bully in meetings with people lucky enough to have actually met with him. He doesn't listen to his team and makes it clear that if you oppose him, you will be fired.

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