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Ascend Learning

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Thrilled to be there at first... quickly fell apart - Anonymous employee Ascend Learning Employee Review

2.0
Jun 18, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Initially, messed with my team well. We moved into the building... everything was very exciting and new. Lots of potential to improve the software and make a difference.

Cons

Not long after I started, my boss left. He had become so frustrated with upper management that he just could not take it any longer. Ascend had brought in a loud-mouth "alpha" male type that just made everyone around him miserable. You know the type. There were unreasonable demands placed on us - like this goofy "5 nines" crap. Really? Stress levels became so high that it was effecting my health. I had to go.

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Pros

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Cons

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