tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post5684654041596482057..comments2024-01-16T03:42:46.705-05:00Comments on The Downward Spiral: The Red Cross is in Dire Need of Financial First AidBill Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-73772176404536118502012-11-30T15:21:12.086-05:002012-11-30T15:21:12.086-05:00My family members and I have worked for the red cr...My family members and I have worked for the red cross for years. They are losing money every year because of wasteful, bad decisions that are regularly being made by people in charge. Then in order to make up for their mistakes, they cut our benefits, take away our raises, and lay off dozens more of us every year. <br />To give an example: blood collection services started using a new kind of scale last year to hang the bags on, supposedly to save money, because these scales were cheaper than the brand we used before. The special batteries used for these new scales are only designed to last 12 months, so every 12 months, we have to order 360 replacements from the company, one for each scale in New England. Each replacement battery costs $96. So, every year, Red Cross New England Region spends over $34,000 on scale batteries. Which is more than most collection, laboratory, donor services, or equipment maintenance employees are being paid in a year. You know, the people who are being laid off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-20349695064966046712011-12-01T18:31:53.787-05:002011-12-01T18:31:53.787-05:00@Anon - as a mega charity with a CEO who talks the...@Anon - as a mega charity with a CEO who talks the corporate FlackSpeak, you have to figure that things like that happen frequently with the Red Cross.Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-64584521557833939322011-12-01T10:17:52.770-05:002011-12-01T10:17:52.770-05:00I never liked the Red Cross. Back when the Northr...I never liked the Red Cross. Back when the Northridge earthquake hit Southern California I worked for a motor-home rental outfit that donated the use of about 20 of the older vehicles for use as temporary housing. A few days later the owner told me that the red cross was renting these motor homes out for nearly as much as our company was. He was pissed, so he made arrangements to retrieve the remaining motor homes and void the rental contracts the Red Cross made them sign. The fire department then handled the rest. I'll bet money that the board of director are gonna be fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-49435987058261237132011-12-01T10:09:38.513-05:002011-12-01T10:09:38.513-05:00Ben Bernanke could fund the whole organization wit...Ben Bernanke could fund the whole organization with 0.0001% of what was given to the big banks.Megadoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507132110939297753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-56138519006059732762011-12-01T08:59:42.204-05:002011-12-01T08:59:42.204-05:00Not one mention in the article about how the incre...Not one mention in the article about how the increased price of gasoline and diesel affects them. I guess all the EMS equipment must run on bio something or other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com