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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

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
1.0
Aug 18, 2016

Too scared to say

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very heathy business to be a part of. Good pay. Great workers below upper management. Good locations to raise a family.

Cons

You have probably read all of the other negative reviews regarding the situation at Ascend...I hate it, but I must agree. Most upper level management has already retired from at least one other company. For them it's just a game. The CEO, Fred Poses, frequently states in meetings that "Ascend may or may not be OK, but Fred is going to be OK." It is a very heavy handed company that fires people due to their particular political agenda of the day. The workers need their jobs and thus "keep their heads down and stay out of the sights of upper management." Look, I could go on and on and rant about how bad Ascend is; however, 90% of the folks at Ascend are great. It's the owners that are the root of the problem. Having said that, they are the owners and thus have their satisfaction scaring everyone that they may not have a job the next day. Can't wait to hear the canned response from the new communications director.

1.0
Jan 16, 2016

Operator

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Easy drive to work, operators are great to work with.

Cons

Where to start!! Safety has gone down the drain, management is a joke, owners only care about fattening their pockets while the units fall apart.

1.0
Sep 3, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good compare to other chemical companies in the Houston, TX area

Cons

Very Selective Management especially for the Quality Control Lab. Very picky lab managers They fire people for small mistakes. Bad in terms of communications. HR people are not very cooperative & professional.

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