Re: Employees who solicte donors 4 profit / employer liabilt

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On 12/14/05, Rex wrote:
> For over 3 years I have made plasma donations at a local
> blood bank, in exchange for my donations I am compensatied
> 30 dollars for my time. Most people who donate at this
> center are poor.
> Over the course of the past 3 years and employee who works
> for the company which takes my plasma has often saught to
> engage me in private conversation (while working) about
> matters dealing with religion. As I am not of the same
> faith I have always tried to avoid these conversations as
> politely as possible. I have also witness this same
> employee engage others (donors as well as co-workers) in
> the same kind of conversation often with the same result
> and never with any interferance from the management of
> this local branch.
>
> First question: Is it legal for an employee to engage in
> this type of behavior?
>
> I do not believe it is but as he has never personally
> offended me I have not made a point of this. Las Sunday
> however this employee presented me with documentation
> which he insisted that I review. He also at the same time
> (this occured immediately after I had made my donation and
> was waiting to be paid my 30 dollar fee), instructed me to
> pay him 10 dollars, provide my name & address along with
> the names and addresses of 6 family members and/or friends.
>
> In exchange for employement in his pyrimad based
> organization. When I informed him that I was not
> interested in joining such an organization he went on to
> say the normal fee was 40.00 but the 10.00 price was
> special and he was giving me a break. I told him yet
> again that I was not interested. He still insisted that I
> take the information and read it and then get back to him
> with what I thought. He was very forceful in this matter
> and even raised his voice a bit while talking to me
> (another employee witnessed this) all of this occured
> inside the center on the center's property.
>
> I took the information home and found it to be a bit
> shocking and a bit offensive and because of this employees
> behavior I feel some what threatened regarding going back
> to donate for fear of what he might say or DO next.
>
> My question is what should I do? Four days has past since
> this insident, I have called the blood bank in question
> and he verified that he is still working there. I find
> this hard to believe because I am certain that he has
> approached other donor's with same documeentation making
> the same financial requests of folks who could least
> afford to do this but may feel intimidated to do so.
>
> I am considering going to the manager and asking him to
> call corperate while I am there and inquire if that have
> any type of program in place which rewards donors for
> informing them of possible legal or ethical matters that
> if not address would negatively affect there business and
> profit potential if such information were to become public
> knowledge?
>
> Question: Is it legal for me to do this?
>
> Or should I just go to my local news and report this
> matter?
>
> My consern is that I am a private citizen with no desire
> to be involed in the outcome of this matter but I do wish
> to see it resolved. I am also conserned for my own safety
> should this employee find out that I am the person who
> brought this matter to light.
>
> I also do not feel good about returning to this bloodbank
> any longer but do not feel that it is far that I should
> loose potential revenue (I have a perfect donor history
> with this company) do to the actions of an empolyee of
> theres.
>
> Please forgive any typo's I will try to re-edit but I am
> hoping someone can give me advice on this matter.
>
> Thanks

Are you kidding? Under the guise of being a "concerned
donor," you're going to attempt to extort money from the
blood center? Get real.

Look - either contact the manager of the center and tell
them what this employee has been doing (bending your ear
about his religious beliefs and running a pyramid scheme at
work) or keep your mouth shut. But don't try and convince
anyone here that you're afraid to return and donate again -
unless of course the center has some sort of "hush money
fund" for donors to report unethical behavior on the part of
an employee.

Blood centers provide life-saving service to the community.
If you or a loved one need a transfusion, where do you think
the blood is going to come from? And in turn, you're going
to basically tell them that unless they cough up some dough,
you're goint to the media. Nice.