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      Ascend Performance Materials

      Engaged Employer

      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
      Feb 13, 2014

      New to Ascend and very happy!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Coming out of a large organization where it often took months, if not years to bring new initiatives to fruition, Ascend offers a refreshing change of pace. After just 6 months with Ascend, I have been able to make a measurable impact. An added bonus is that I really like the people I work with!

      Cons

      Things move very quickly at Ascend which can be a challenge for some people. You need to be able to recognize the value in rapid changes in organizational structure, people and systems.

      1.0
      Dec 8, 2012

      Another example of Private Equity gone wild

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Good process for getting projects approved. - You get a lot of responsibility. - Owners are very business savvy and are growing the business.

      Cons

      - General lack of caring about people, it's all business here. - Compensation is average and isn't adequate for the high expectation level. - Expect to spend your >60 hrs at work. No work life balance. - Aggressive atmosphere that gets hostile at times due to everyone being stressed out. - Low moral due to high turnover rate. - Plant is a long drive from Houston and there aren't any places within 15min from the plant to get lunch.

      1.0
      Mar 30, 2012

      Good when you first start, then lost in all the bs

      Lab technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay only good thing at this place

      Cons

      management is a joke, especially all the middle-managers! employees' suggestions to management are usually ignored, unless it is about saving cash. That is all this place is about. They are going to continue building this company up to make it worth more capital, then dump it on the next big buyer! Already happend twice in my 11years employed there. BEWARE!!

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