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4.0

Great overall experience; somewhat negative work environment

Donor Care Associate (Current Employee) – Edmonton, AB – 23 August 2018

The job itself is incredible. Your main personnel are very happy and generous blood donors who clearly appreciate the work of the staff at Canadian Blood Services. That being said, I feel that the management team may be the main reason this company has such a high turnover rate. They make the work atmosphere almost competitive against peers, which in turn creates poor morale for the staff and workplace bullying. The schedule is also a major factor in the rate they lose employees. There are no full-time positions for the clinic staff and most shifts are only 5 hours or so. When they need more staff hours they hire a new group of part times instead of increasing current employees FTE.

Pros

Benefits, Fair pay, Pleasant donors

Cons

Inconsistent work hours, frequent changes in policy

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5.0

Fun workplace

Volunteer Work (Former Employee) – Surrey, BC – 8 September 2018

It was great working at Canadain blood services because it was a really fun environment to work in and the people I was volunteering with were really nice and helpful which made the job a lot easier.

Pros

Free food

Cons

Long hours

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5.0

Productive and full-filling experience

Volunteer (Former Employee) – Calgary, AB – 8 August 2018

At Canadian Blood Services, as a volunteer it mainly involved engaging with donors, ensuring the food requirements are met and serving donors refreshments. The opportunity was very full filling as it allowed giving something back to the community, and helping others that are dedicated to improve others lives monthly or even weakly with plasma donations.

Pros

Gave the opportunity to give back to the community

Cons

Short hours, typical volunteer shift was generally only 3 hours

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5.0

It was just a volunteer event

Volunteer (Former Employee) – Scarborough, ON – 3 August 2018

I volunteered, helped set up tables, provide assistance with the administration. Helped people understand the requirement that are necessary to donate blood.

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5.0

Productive work environment

Distribution Laboratory Assistant (Former Employee) – London, ON – 24 July 2018

Treated with respect and maturity. They had competitive wages and benefits package. I enjoyed the friendly crew that I worked with and the rotating weekends off

Pros

Wages

Cons

Production Lab closed in London

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5.0

work with fun

Customer Services Representative (Former Employee) – Toronto ON – 7 July 2018

Its a great place to work. Fun and friendly environment. No stress at all. They prepare you to handle all possible questions. Mostly donors are very cooperative

Pros

flexible, easygoing and friendly envoirnment

Cons

small lunch room

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3.0

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Registered Nurse (RN) (Current Employee) – Kelowna, BC – 27 May 2018

Working for Canadian Blood Services is an exciting place as each day is very different from the next as we have different donors each day. The overall environment is happy as people are happy to be donating their blood for others in need. We see generous donors, volunteers who work hard for us. We wear uniforms from CBS keeping the atmosphere professional. I am on the mobile team and travel throughout the Okanagan, we have a logistics team who sets up the clinic, then the clinic staff arrive, set the systems to the way we need them and hit the floor running.

Pros

We have a "life bus" that takes the clinic staff to mobile locations

Cons

Only Part time hours available

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3.0

Not so impressive

Mid Manager (Former Employee) – HO – 13 May 2018

I worked under the Finance umbrella. Within a year of joining I left, disillusioned by some of the truly staggering waste. Poorly considered projects, lack of intelligent due diligence followed by the inevitable flop, suppression of information and passing out of the Kool-Aid was not uncommon.. We've seen it before in other lightly regulated NFPs.. A management consultant's dream,there were more than a few CBS cows exchanged for magic beans...

On the bright side, lots of high quality and committed people delivering on the day-to-day mandate.

Pros

A number of Pros and some outstanding amateurs

Cons

Yes I saw more than a few cons....

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5.0

Typical Day

Donor Care Associate/Phelbotomist (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 26 April 2018

many different cultures interacting with donors and staff learned a lot and got new experiences hardest part of my day when its crazy busy and you just have to keep up the pace and get everything done in a timely manner

Pros

Benefits and unionized

Cons

tedious work days at times

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3.0

My team is the reason for my smile

Event Coordinator, Donor Relations, AB/Sask/Man (Current Employee) – Calgary, AB – 6 April 2018

Although upper management is the cause of regional stress, the Territory Managers and Event Coordinators within the region are the reason most of us are as upbeat as we are.

We work together very well, and have excellent relationships with blood recipients and their families, local media and mobile site contacts to ensure the blood supply in our area maintain the amount required to keep up with hospital demands.

Pros

First hand exposure of how blood and blood products save patients lives.

Cons

Successes are rarely celebrated/acknowledged.

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5.0

Fun place to work

In-clinic Volunteer (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 25 March 2018

Great volunteer expreicnce. People are nice and the work environment is very friendly. Donors are amazing as well as the staff. Very rewarding opportunity.

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5.0

Amazing team and people!

Blood Donor (Current Employee) – Bowmanville, ON – 15 March 2018

I do not work here but as a donor, everyone is very informative and respectful. I enjoy the atmosphere greatly. Everyone is personable and friendly. They are very calm, collected and ensure that you, and everyone is safe and comfortable.

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3.0

Highly regulated company to protect the Canadian Blood Supply

RN Staff Nurse (Current Employee) – Edmonton, AB – 13 March 2018

I have been employed with Canadian Blood Services for 20 years and have held several positions. I have thoroughly enjoyed working here and have had many opportunities including working with volunteer donors since 1998. I have worked with cancer patients collecting their stem cells for stem cell transplants since 2008.

Canadian Blood Services is moving more and more toward being a blood manufacturer and less focus is on the donors and the patients. This is why I am wanting to change companies and continue to work with patients and give excellent nursing care as my RN training has prepared me to do as well as my work experience.

Pros

Staff appreciation lunches

Cons

more focus is on money and less on the donors/patients

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3.0

Unstable

Laboratory Assistant (Current Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 19 February 2018

Instability in management, in job security. We are paid very well, but every time we try to come to another agreement they are trying to take away our rights.

Pros

Shift work and changes

Cons

Micro-managed

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3.0

Great place...but

Manager (Current Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 7 February 2018

Suggest investment in leadership in certain areas where we know it’s been lacking for a long time. You won’t keep the people you want if you ignore what we all know

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5.0

Productive and fun workplace

Logistics Specialist (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 3 February 2018

It was a great place to work. It was a rewarding feeling to be able to help people.
Travelling and setting up clinics.
Helping people and saving lives.

Pros

Expense account

Cons

Setting up clinics in the winter months.

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5.0

enjoyable place to work

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (Former Employee) – Regina, SK – 31 January 2018

High workplace culture, with great teamwork. Managment communication was reasonable. The most enjoyable part of the job was working on call and colleague support when needed.

Pros

helping improve Canadian lives every day

Cons

working all types of shifts

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5.0

Friendly place to volunteer

Blood Donation recruiter (Former Employee) – Winnipeg, MB – 22 January 2018

Very clean and quiet environment with really nice staff. Great volunteering opportunities both for work or school. Got to meet new people every day who help make a difference in the community.

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2.0

Terrible Management; Negative Environment

Administrator (Former Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 19 January 2018

I worked at CBS for over 3 years. It is a toxic and tense environment. Gossip, constant negativity and complaining. CEO, Executive Management team and managers/supervisors appear supportive; however, if problems/issues are brought up, they avoid dealing with it or get rid of you. Major budget cuts to all departments - job security threats. Divided departments - no one works together.

Cons

Management, employee support, work environment

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5.0

fun, family driven

Data entry (Former Employee) – Saint John, NB – 4 January 2018

Amazing company to work for. team dynamic and supervisor support were top notch. a typical day of work was a day that would start with a team meeting before every shift to check on everyone if they had any concerns or problems that arose the day before. very beneficial to the entire team to meet like this in the case where several people have the same question or didn't think to ask a certain question etc. hardest part of the job was the hours. There was no opportunity to work any other shift but the one we worked.

Pros

supportive

Cons

late shift

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3.0

Average

Medical Laboratory Technologist (Former Employee) – Calgary, AB – 18 December 2017

OK to work to gain Canadian experience, a typical day at work is busy, I learned the Transfusion Medicine which includes Blood Group Serology and Transmissible Disease Department, very easy to commute in Calgary

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