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Ascend Performance Materials

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Disappointing in Decatur - Anonymous employee Ascend Performance Materials Employee Review

2.0
Jul 22, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay & Benefits. Some of the people are really good friends. Convenience to get to work for the good location.

Cons

No direction, no longevity (anymore), no communication, no opportunity. Operators and technicians are treated like expendable machines. Positional structures may change at any time. One may take a new opportunity with promises of a bright future only to be worried if you will still have a job because of a decision to change personnel positioning. Almost everyone feels like a huge target is on their back. Management asks for feedback but who in their right mind is going to actually speak what they really think? In a matter of months that person or persons will find themselves permanently at home for some reason. I'm just gonna do my job and keep my head down and go home to my family so that I can keep my family fed, roof over our heads and bills paid.

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Ascend Performance Materials Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback, and thank you for your commitment to Ascend for the last 10+ years. I am disappointed to hear that you don’t feel like you can share your feedback openly and honestly with management. I can help. I have been hosting skip level meetings at our sites to learn from employees about their experiences, and I’d like to hear from you directly (and confidentially). Please reach out at ajahn@ascendmaterials.com. Thanks.

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