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Executive management is out of touch - Anonymous employee Ascend Learning Employee Review

3.0
Oct 5, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good pay. Flexible work schedule (good work/life balance). Unlimited vacation policy (take what you need when you need it - both a pro and con). Nice office building (though no cafeteria anymore).

Cons

No opportunities for career advancement - typically only promote from outside. HR "business partners" don't care much for employees. Constant issues with system infrastructure negatively impacts customers. IT leadership has been working to "right the ship" for over a year with only increased problems. Executive leadership is out of touch with individual businesses under Ascend, and only seem to care about making their revenue goals to appease the private equity company that owns Ascend. Acquisitions are poorly made and capital projects are poorly allocated through all the Ascend businesses.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

Chaotic and disorganized, with old outdated backend systems. Work performance and output not generally recognized: people who do very little work are often paid the same, or more than people who do double or triple the workload, and are allowed to continue with the company while other shoulder the load. Once you are on a team or part of a BU - good luck making a move to another team or BU. The place is a revolving door for a lot of positions, but once you learn a skillset they are unlikely to allow a move. The sales team runs this place, so be prepared to be bullied constantly by them, even when you are told to gatekeep.

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