They don’t live up to their mission. - Advocate DON Services Employee Review

1.0
Sep 26, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

None. There’s no pros.It needs a overall with advocates at the top who live with disabilities.

Cons

Don services and their sister company should be investigated for how they treat employees with disabilities. They claim they are for the empowerment of people with disabilities but pay them poorly and don’t pay them what their experience or education are worth. They are mandated to have 51% of their staff and board to be disabled, but nobody with disabilities is in any significant role in management. Their ceos are people without disabilities and Don Services and Disability Options Network hope that people with disabilities will tolerate this because they know it’s hard to find work. They make people take decreases in salaries because the former CEO and now board president wants to pay them less.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Mar 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Opportunity to work with the community & local clients.

Cons

My experience at DON Services was defined by a hostile and abusive environment. The CEO, Stephen Cardella, frequently used physical intimidation—including hitting desks with yardsticks—while belittling staff. Sexual harassment was a recurring issue that created an unsafe atmosphere for employees. Management showed zero appreciation for staff dedication. I was frequently forced to work outside my job description and out of the office during my standard hours. When the workload became impossible due to these extra demands, I was given an ultimatum: quit and keep my PTO, or be fired. I chose to be fired because I refused to take the fall for their poor management. The leadership views employees as "disposable lampshades" (a direct quote from previous owner, Chris Lloyd made in 2019).

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