Higher executives do not make decisions that best fit. They never ask for input, they just send orders down and never really understand if the orders are achievable or even doable in our system of record.
My experience working with the Red Cross has been great. The work is fulfilling and the people are passionate. Benefits are good - Kaiser is $6 a month!
Cons
There is work life balance, but there is an expectation to work nights and weekends.
Flexible remote hours, supportive team that treats volunteers as contributors rather than interns, and a low-pressure environment
Cons
Tooling is limited compared to corporate environments — primarily Excel-driven, so you won't get exposure to modern BI stacks (Power BI, Tableau, Snowflake) unless you bring them in yourself. Data sources are inconsistent (legacy .xls files, manual exports requiring conversion), so expect clean-up work.