8 Investigates: Maine Child Development Services employee claims ‘toxic’ work environment caused staff turnover and late payments [Video]

CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HAS BEEN STRUGGLING TO PAY SOME OF IT’S CONTRACTORS ON TIME. AND THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS BLAMING IT ON STAFF TURNOVER. TODAY – 8 INVESTIGATES SAT DOWN WITH A NOW FORMER “C-D-S EMPLOYEE” WHO SAYS THAT’S NOT THE FULL STORY. NORAH HOGAN JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO AND NORAH – THIS EMPLOYEE JUST RESIGNED TODAY – WHY? DAWN ELLIS WORKED IN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE FOR EIGHT YEARS. SHE WENT ON A MENTAL HEALTH LEAVE BACK IN EARLY OCTOBER – CLAIMING THAT MISMANAGEMENT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND AN UNREALISTIC WORKLOAD — DROVE HER OUT OF A JOB THAT SHE ONCE LOVED. CDS WORKS WITH ROUGHLY 1,000 CONTRACTORS WHO PROVIDE SPEECH, BEHAVIORAL, AND PHYSICAL THERAPY TO KIDS UNDER FIVE. <DAWN ELLIS/FORMER CDS EMPLOYEE> 06;25;01;14 “I WAS LEFT THE ONLY PERSON THAT COULD PROCESS PAYMENTS WHEN MY BOSS RETIRED, IT WAS JUST ME.” ELLIS’ BOSS RETIRED ON OCTOBER 4-TH. …