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      Ascend Performance Materials

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      Ascend Performance Materials reviews

      3.0

      35% would recommend to a friend

      (386 total reviews)

      Patrick Schumacher

      16% approve of CEO

      6% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      3.0

      Culture & values

      2.6

      Senior management

      Ascend Performance Materials has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 386 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Ascend Performance Materials employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      386 reviews
      4.0
      Aug 23, 2016

      Fast Paced Company with Opportunities to Grow

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Dynamic market. Much opportunity to learn and grow your skills. No boundaries. Can make the job as big as you would like. Good people.

      Cons

      Due to size sometimes limited resources. Dynamic environment with changing priorities. Planning is not on a long term horizon. Company prides itself in being nimble and changes directions as the market dictates.

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      Ascend Performance Materials Response
      9y
      Do you have thoughts on how we can delegate more? Are you/your team able to take on more, or are you at full capacity? We agree that it's important to think long-term. Help us be better. We can get there with your input. Thank you. Feel free to send any comments to Ally Jahn, ajahn@ascendmaterials.com. She shares whatever you ask (equally: requests to keep comments private, she does not share) with management. Thank you for helping us be better. Keep the comments coming.
      2.0
      Aug 22, 2016

      Project Coordinator

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Not much to say, but that everyone was friendly

      Cons

      Not much respect for contract workers and not much opportunity to go full time

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      Ascend Performance Materials Response
      9y
      Thank you for your comments. If you are willing to share your thoughts about how we can be/show more respect to our contract teams, please email them to ajahn@ascendmaterials.com. Our contractors are part of our family. Hearing that you didn't feel respected is important and we want to improve. Thank you for your comments.
      5.0
      May 28, 2016

      Great Opportunities with a Growing Business

      Anonymous
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The business is profitable and growing rapidly, safety is given a high priority, and there is a strong focus on costs. Its fast-paced and challenging. There is a strong leadership team in-place and a dedicated workforce. Ascend is investing in the plant every year. There is pay for performance so if the Company does well, you do well. There's little bureaucracy and I feel that I can advance here. Compensation and benefits are in-line with the chemical industry.

      Cons

      The corporate leadership team changes frequently, for various reasons. Not sure if this is good or bad but there is a lot of turnover. The biggest con is the Solutia bankruptcy before Ascend bought the business, resulting in several challenges being addressed by the current leadership team. This plant used to have a 9/80 work schedule and they should reconsider it, in order to upgrade their mid-level talent.

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