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American Diabetes Association

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From bad to worse - Manager American Diabetes Association Employee Review

1.0
Jan 31, 2019
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Pros

- Flexible work from home policies

Cons

- Salaries are not competitive and raises (even small cost of living adjustments) do not happen. Ever. - Any form of staff appreciation is extremely rare. - Retirement takes too long to be vested and PTO accrual doesn't increase, leading to no increase in total compensation to make up for stagnant pay. - Upper management (non-executive) is in place largely because they stuck around the longest, not because they are the most qualified leaders. The result is dysfunctional and toxic. - Executive leadership promises a lot and never follows through on anything. Instead you will do cheers at all-staff meetings. - Constant cycle of reorganization and layoffs. No stability or consistency. - Departing staff are regularly not replaced, taxing the ones left behind. - Most information is disseminated through gossip only, rather than official organization-wide communication.

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5.0
Mar 30, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Positive and friendly team - Strong management - Employees are incredibly smart and hardworking. Everyone works together for the success of the mission. - Mission is amazing and it feels good to support those who are fighting diabetes.

Cons

- As with many nonprofits, there are never enough resources. We're always making due with what we can, - Because we are a large org, sometimes it's difficult to maintain communications across departments.

4.0
Feb 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Easy onboarding For my department, it was a very smooth onboarding experience with clearly structured videos and trainings. As with any onboarding, it is tedious and you don't necessarily retain all of it but I understand why it's required. Decent salary Can confidently say that they will absolutely negotiate pay and will even work with you to find a salary that fits expectations. WFH As someone who has become accustomed to working from home, the flexibility is appreciated and welcomed. The company does like to see teams get together in person and encourages in-person meetings but seems to understand there are limitations.

Cons

Outdated systems Honestly, a pretty bad CRM system is being used but they are implementing a better one now so can't be too upset about it. Poor organization of centralized saved files Biggest complaint by far is how erratically centralized files are saved such as examples of emails/ outreach, access to other markets' files, or the outdated statistics and company info. There is no rhyme or reason for where important documents are saved and how to access them.

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