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      Ascend

      Engaged Employer

      Ascend reviews

      2.9

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (44 total reviews)
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      Mike Cafarelli

      100% approve of CEO

      41% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Senior management

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      Ascend has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 44 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Ascend employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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      44 reviews
      1.0
      Jul 19, 2014

      Little carrot - Lots of stick

      Dispatcher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Paycheck is always deposited on time. Good work/life balance for most positions.

      Cons

      This is a "job", not a career opportunity. "Fleet Managers" are not empowered to make management decisions. Dishonesty in key positions is allowed to flourish here. Staffing was cut drastically, so workload increased significantly with no additional compensation. The "carrot on a stick" routine is very real at this company.

      2.0
      Oct 8, 2012

      Constantly sacrificing without seeing results.

      Dock
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay better than minimum wage jobs, laid back atmosphere, they don't push for bills/hour like other freight companies.

      Cons

      As the economy got worse, workers who were making $12-$16 an hour and struggling for hours received a 10% pay cut, then another 5% pay cut within 6 months of one another instead of the upper management taking the brunt of the pay decrease, the workers who were at the bottom of the totem pole living paycheck to paycheck contributed the same percentage as executives who had firm security. No pushes toward educating workers or reason to make advancing in the company feel worthwhile.

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