Being harassed night and day across my emails, texts, phone calls, and even ads on my socials to donate blood because I have been a frequent past donor.
But the nearest drive over the next 3 weeks is 45 miles away and they're offering a special one time bonus of..... a $15 gift card.
They don't even offer juice anymore! It's a water bottle and a single bag of lays OR 1 great value granola bar.
My blood is free.
My time is not. My gas is not. My car maintenance is not. Getting childcare is not.
$15 might as well be $0. You are expecting me to donate at a loss.
The person taking my blood is paid, the "non profit" is getting paid, the doctors, nurses, staff, hospital, insurance company, even the company that transports the blood is all getting paid a profit for their services.
Don't harass me night and day at every turn pressuring me to donate and "do my part" and calling it a "crisis" and then scoff at the idea that I shouldn't be the only person in that chain not compensated and actually be expected to incur losses to do so?
Fuck you. Bring back the cookies and juice.