I work for the Red Cross collecting blood. You would not believe the bs that goes with this job. For example, we have the same questions repeatly word for word, we have to offer ( not just give) donors a paper about the NAT test, and have to ask donors their name, bd, and SS# 3 times to verify who they are. Donors are asked to read the same book everytime they donate to self defer in case something has changed with them. Some donor know and do not argue, but I have had some to leave because I would insist that they read. I've had people lie to my face, but we can't call them on it. The FDA wants a safe product, so do I. I may get that blood, my kid may, or my mother. I want it to be safe for everyone's sake. We use a from that other blood collection agencies use that has been approved by the AABB (Amer. Assoc. of Blood Banking) and the FDA. unfortunately, when one area or center screws up, we all pay the price.. Every 3 mo., everyone who works in our region has to be watched doing an arm srcub and 2 histories. This happened because someone told the FDa during an inspection that he was not taught the proper time to scrub an arm. I heard this guy was somewhere in Atlanta or nj/ Penn area ??. I do choose to keep working for the cross, because most days I enjoy my job and I feel like I'm doing something worthwhile. Some days are hard, but I work with a great bunch of people doing something good. This thing is going to be ugly! Thanks for hearing me out. B