Does Ascend Performance Materials pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ascend Performance Materials employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ascend Performance Materials. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ascend Performance Materials?

35% of Ascend Performance Materials employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ascend Performance Materials 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ascend Performance Materials?

Engineer (22) , Operations (12) , Chemical Operator (8) , Intern (8) , Manager (8) , Process Operator (8) , Processor (8) , Manufacturing Engineer (6) , Operator (5) , (4) , Anonymous (4) , Chemical Engineer (4) , Maintenance (4) , Maintenance Technician (4) , Process Technician (4)

What are the pros of working at Ascend Performance Materials according to real employee reviews?

"great people and working 4/10s" ((in 48 reviews)); "The benefits are good." ((in 31 reviews)); "Coworkers good." ((in 9 reviews)); "Salary is competitive." ((in 8 reviews)); "Good work environment from the other coworkers" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ascend Performance Materials according to real employee reviews?

"bonus? yeah don't even think about it, like others said, no bonus for 2 years now" ((in 15 reviews)); "new so dealing with growing pains, poor communication" ((in 12 reviews)); "This leads to a poor work/life balance, poor morale and quick burnout." ((in 11 reviews)); "Work/home life is non existent unless you're on top of the OT list, leadership is abysmal." ((in 9 reviews)); "Nothing will change for the better as the upper management avoids changing anything." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ascend Performance Materials layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ascend Performance Materials layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ascend Performance Materials in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Ascend Performance Materials locations?

Houston , Pensacola , Alvin , Decatur , Greenwood , Chocolate Bayou , Cantonment , Foley , Greenville , New York , Norman , Raleigh , Keller , Liverpool , Pearland , Gonzalez , Curl Tex Colonia

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

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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).

Reviews by job title

386 reviews

1.0

Apr 23, 2015

So Sad!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I work with great people! It's pretty close to home. Pay is decent enough! I have a great manager! I like the work I do but thinking I should look elsewhere.

Cons

Oh there are so many. This used to be a great company, but it's just gone in the toilet and that is so sad. A bunch of rich dudes bought it and are proceeding to squeeze it for all they can get and dump it. Not valued at all as an employee by anyone above my managers level. Morale is crap and turn over high. HR is the worst ever. God Bless you if you go to work in AN2/3! No alternate work schedule, but we used to have and they took it away for no reason. Only 4 days emergency leave and sick time in a rolling 12 months. I am so mad at what they've done to this place and their A2E circus brainwash crap. I could go on forever!

4.0

Aug 8, 2014

Good experience in first 3 years. Looks to be a good place for the future.

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very positive outlook for the future. Ascend is supporting many new ideas to better the company. They have a Wellness team that is gaining budget year after year to support events and healthy challenges; they are finally starting to talk about a flexible work schedule (no new polices as of 8/1/14); and the leadership team is actively looking for growth opportunities for their mid-level experience workforce. Future business outlook looks promising. .

Cons

There seems to be 2-3 members of the plant level leadership team that are part of the old guard and run the show. You better not say anything contrary to any of these key elders or your career will be stalled and phased out. Slow moving company with regard to change -- however they are at least moving in the direction of change. For example, they are just now recognizing need to develop and maintain their 2-6 year employees, just now recognizing need for flexible schedules, more development opportunities between senior engineer and management and more competitive bonuses/salary packages. IT policies are absolutely archaic and impede productivity.

2.0

Nov 9, 2024

Okay

Finance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation and benefits overall.

Cons

The place cannot find enough good finance staff to make it worth your while. It is a dead end for your career. Don’t bother.

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Jobs at Ascend Performance Materials

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