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Gift of Life Donor Program

Gift of Life offers the most amazing benefits package you'll ever see. Overly generous 403(b) plan, decent health benefits and a very good vacation allotment. They also provide their employees with two free days a year (holiday party and summer staff outing) and, for Thanksgiving, the management team serves you a catered lunch.

It's also nice to work for such an invaluable cause. The stories may be difficult at times, but it still feels so worth it in the end.

Unfortunately, the welcome-aboard attitude you may experience in the honeymoon phase doesn't last long unless you become a "favorite". If you are able to achieve "favorite", then you have nothing to worry about. You can call out as much as you want and you will always be shielded by the phrase "too busy to help others" by management. 

I was fortunate to have an awesome immediate supervisor. However, micromanaging is rampant as is bullying and humiliation tactics. Rarely, will you receive an email asking if there was a reason why you may have completed a project this way. More likely, you'll receive an email that both your immediate supervisor and manager are also included on telling you that you were wrong and that you need to fix this. No prior questions or research. Just accusations.

There is favoritism no matter where you go, but Gift of Life is drowning its employees in it. Management will always rush to protect the "favorites" and especially each other.

If a position vacates, they will stretch out the interview process for months at a time. They are not in a rush as they have you to cover the job for free.

My advice to Gift of Life? Drop the parties, the free days and the monthly recognition awards that only a select handful receive. Consider better pay and hiring more staff where it's needed instead. Treat all your employees well, not just the ones you like the best. Be open to new ideas and don't laugh at your employees when they bring up a concern.

This company has an excellent training program and will teach you everything you need to know about organ and tissue donation. As one of the country's top 5 Organ Procurement Organizations it provides you the opportunity to work with some of the most renowned and skilled management in the country and even the world. Management is available and approachable to employees at all levels including programs such as monthly luncheons with the CEO. Many of the staff within the information center are young creating a fun atmosphere of peers and a family like atmosphere. For any person who seeks to impact others in a positive way this is a very rewarding career. You will gain excellent communication skills on both a technical level and in having extremely sensitive conversations with grieving families. On the downside they may become your family because you unable to spend time with your family. Standard work time for a two week period is aprox 87 hrs but do to clinical activity overtime is often necessary. While you are schedule for 12.5 hours per shift you often will end up committing 13-14 hours. Every other weekend of work is required, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and half of all holidays required as well. Working holidays does not give any additional time off.

This is one company that 100% changes the lives for thousands waiting for a life saving transplant. However, the staff making it all possible is under extreme pressure to perform around the clock without compensation to match. 

The Community Relations department often is tasked at working events every night of the week, including weekends. Getting all of the work done within the office hours is impossible, and often times requires evening work or coming into the office on the weekends just to catch up after being at required events. 

The management is beyond stale, and the culture has not changed since the last millennium. The turnover rate continues to prevent the organization to really grow as innovators in the world of organ donation. Invest in a team that can grow, and watch what happens. 

This is a fantastic resume builder, but the compensation is sub-par, burn out rate is high and a career ladder is non-existent.

This company clearly has a system of ethics in place, and I never feel as though what I'm doing is meaningless which is more than I can say for hospitals I've worked for. The on call schedule is demanding. I don't recommend it if you have small children or a demanding personal life in general, but if you don't mind the hours then the pay and the companionship among  coworkers can make this a stellar job for someone looking to improve surgical skills and knowledge as well as gain a sense of purpose in their work 

Great place to work outside of college, but they don't care about their employees. As long as the employees get the work done on time they are happy. I've noticed the job place is full of gossip so be careful to who and what you say because 99% everyone will end up finding out. When and if you start working here make sure you negotiate your start pay because you'll be locked down with it until it's time for that yearly "4%" raise. The  turnover in employees is high! Hours are long and they always need more employees. 

Coming in as an entry level position, I was able to be promoted within 6 months. However, after that promotion there was no where to go.  I feel as thought it was a great stepping stone into my career in the medical field.  The hours/shifts were long and exhausting, and created an imbalance between your work life and personal life. The job itself however, was very rewarding and made you feel as though you were making a difference.

Very in depth detailed, opportunity to always be educated, the management has strength but could always be stronger. My co-workers can be dedicated to assistance or simply individual at times. Approaching families via phone to discuss opportunities for Organ & Tissue donation was the most difficult, enjoyed utilizing my compassion in allowing others to know that we care and are not just out to conduct buisness.

Gift of Life was an amazing opportunity and experience. The hardest part of the job was dealing with life and death everyday. However, I wouldn't change my experience there for a second. I have seen and executed many things that most healthcare professionals will never do. Working with my department in a critical, high pressured field strengthened my resolve for helping the community and making a difference in healthcare.

They are a VERY good company to work for.  Excellent pay and benefits.  A lot is expected from you but you are compensated well for it.  A meaningful mission statement.  As a clinical employee, we are challenged on a daily basis and we work hard but we save many lives.  A lot of support and education for all staff. Management is supportive and want everyone to be successful.

From the start they tell you it will be like boot camp, but that you can ask for help and to have a strong work/life balance. There is no help, there is no support, you are told "it is what it is" and then forced to work ridiculous hours. I was given an orientation schedule at my interview, and then they completely changed it during. I was told to work on my "days off" and that "I had to be flexible". At one point worked more than 10 days straight.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
House manager 3 salaries reported	$28.67 per hour
Organ transplant coordinator 4 salaries reported	$112,250 per year
Guest service agent 1 salary reported	$10.00 per hour
Nurse manager 4 salaries reported	$104,625 per year
Administrative assistant 1 salary reported	$25.00 per hour

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