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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
5.0
Oct 2, 2017

Engineer

Recommend
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Pros

Great company to work for. You feel respected as an engineer and have the opportunity to succeed to your ability. Excellent recognition of work and a culture unlike anywhere else I have worked before.

Cons

Management can be confusing or hard to sway. Capital is stingy at times.

2.0
Jan 4, 2017

Inexperienced Leadership

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good fringe benefits. On site gym. Health program is nice.

Cons

Inexperienced industry leadership. From the top down, these individuals are very set on achieving unrealistic goals, and they slash corporate bonuses when these goals are not met. In addition to their unrealistic goals, they are completely out of touch with their reports, and the organization structure of the company promotes an attitude of zero accountability, which exacerbates the adversity towards continuous improvement.

1.0
Aug 21, 2016

The beatings will continue until morale improves

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Average benefits for the area. Free parking?

Cons

Private equity pulls all profits from the top, sets larger and larger goals year after year so they don't have to pay out bonuses as those goals are never met. Practically all middle and upper management has been replaced, so now they do not trust the employees who have been there for decades, constantly second guessing their every decision, micromanaging every project and trying force feed the A2E cult down every ones throats. It feels like it's all about accountability, so they can scapegoat those who don't march in lockstep.

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