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Ascend Performance Materials

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25 Years Behind! - Anonymous employee Ascend Performance Materials Employee Review

1.0
Nov 29, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great place to learn for coops and starting engineers.

Cons

Worst place to develop a career. The heritage managers will never let you grow into their jobs. They continue to grow old in key leader roles and continue to limit company growth, especially the technology leadership.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

- 401k match is above industry standard - New CEO doing things differently. Seems to be working so far. - Refreshed focus on plant reliability - No longer going after pipe dream projects with no immediate benefits. - Good base pay

Cons

- Lots of turnover, doing more with less - Still recovering from CH11 - No real bonus in years

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