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American Diabetes Association

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If you like high school drama (mean girls club) this is the place for you! - Anonymous employee American Diabetes Association Employee Review

1.0
Nov 11, 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Not many pros left except for some of the amazing staff in the field and there are few field staff left.

Cons

Toxic workplace culture and morale, self-serving leadership, a laughable strategy that is not executed with any timeline, leadership, or teamwork. They work in silos and then claim that this is a group effort to bring the ADA back to their glory days. Here's an idea, bring back the people that made it great. The ADA use to raise over $250 million, we were truly mission-driven and leadership cared about the field staff. Now it's a "mean girls club" from the CEO to the Divisional VP, the Managing Directors, and on and on it goes. If they don't like you or you stand up for something you believe, you better start packing your bags because they come after you. How the organization has not been reported for staff abuses and mismanagement is beyond me. Most likely it's because the HR department is part of the "club" and literally takes the side of these women and cut you down until you leave. Mission, new ideas, and concerns are often disregarded and you're looked at as having a bad attitude if you bring them forward.

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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
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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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