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Ascend Learning reviews

3.9

62% would recommend to a friend

(511 total reviews)
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Greg Sebasky

58% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ascend Learning has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 511 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ascend Learning employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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511 reviews
4.0
Jan 12, 2021

Good company, leader roulette

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Pros

Great products Committed to excellence for clients

Cons

Pay is not good They say they are inclusive, but lack diversity especially at the executive/leadership levels

2.0
Jun 11, 2019

Great company unless you're a new parent

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Overall, I like working with my team and the office culture is pretty good. I enjoy my work.

Cons

Ascend makes it hard to return to work after having a child. Mothers can take FMLA leave for 12 weeks, but I wouldn't call it a quality maternity leave. 4 weeks are fully paid, 4 weeks are paid at 2/3 of your salary (with short term disability pay), and 4 weeks are unpaid. It's more than some companies offer, but isn't competitive and has me looking at other companies with better leave policies for the future. Now that I'm back to work, I'm pumping and spend hours each week in a small, dark closet with a chair and an outlet. No refrigerator or sink, so I have to store milk in the communal refrigerator and wash pump parts in the bathroom sink. Unless I try to work on my cell phone, there's no way to use my laptop while pumping.This has been one of the most overwhelming part of returning to work, and I understand now why some mothers either give up on nursing or stop working. Other parents I talk to at much smaller companies have a better pump room situation and feel more supported by their company when returning to work.

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Ascend Learning Response
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Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I've notified the right people and we are in the process of making changes to the rooms.
1.0
Sep 9, 2018

New Leadership is so bias

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Pros

Talented onsite resources. Hardworking people Unlimited PTO

Cons

Long hours of working almost round the clock Bias promotions based on the relationship Raise is nominal even though company performs better Lack of good and friendly leadership in Tech & Ops

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