Does Ascend Learning pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ascend Learning employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ascend Learning. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ascend Learning?

56% of Ascend Learning employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ascend Learning 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ascend Learning?

Client Executive (13) , Product Owner (10) , Software Engineer (10) , Sales (7) , Account Manager (6) , Marketing (6) , Product Manager (6) , Project Manager (6) , Business Analyst (5) , Client Account Manager (5) , Product Training Specialist (5) , Program Manager (5) , Test Developer (5) , Account Executive (4) , Manager (4)

What are the pros of working at Ascend Learning according to real employee reviews?

"Some of the people are great and hard working." ((in 57 reviews)); "• good benefits" ((in 39 reviews)); "They have a great culture." ((in 34 reviews)); "Great Work life balance" ((in 26 reviews)); "unlimited PTO (that you are not penalized for actually using)" ((in 19 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ascend Learning according to real employee reviews?

"They say there is a no retaliation policy but leadership and HR use it heavily." ((in 21 reviews)); "working for management is absolutely horrible" ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper management is broken beyond repair." ((in 11 reviews)); "We didn't get a decent raise for 5 years." ((in 7 reviews)); "BU communication; but improving upon them." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ascend Learning layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ascend Learning layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ascend Learning in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Ascend Learning locations?

Leawood , Burlington , Gilbert , Minneapolis , Overland Park , Kansas City , New York , Kansas City , Boston , Scottsdale , Dexter , Brooklyn , Walnut Creek , Saint Louis , Chandler , Phoenix , Ann Arbor , San Francisco , Lenexa , Chicago , Mesa , Fort Worth , Houston , San Angelo , Oxford , Parsons , Carmel , Calabasas , Irvine , Los Angeles

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Ascend Learning reviews

3.8

56% would recommend to a friend

(511 total reviews)

Greg Sebasky

58% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

Ascend Learning has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 511 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ascend Learning employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

511 reviews

1.0

Mar 29, 2018

Terrible Company for Software Engineers

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Un-tracked PTO, large corporate benefits (health, dental, 401k, etc).

Cons

Ascend is a typical big acquisition company. Everything is about squeezing the child companies as much as possible to increase the short-term bottom line without regard to the long-term effects upon the software's marketability/functionality. The CTO has an off-shore first policy. All development is moving to a shared resources approach. All projects must go through architectural council, conform to specific technologies, and be beneficial to other business units to get approval. They ignore the subject matter experts. They refuse to back-fill dev positions. The list goes on. Don't work here. It will kill your soul.

5.0

Mar 21, 2018

Seriously happy!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I'm allowed to execute. I spend my day getting things done! Technical, complex, multifaceted things that are never ordinary greet me every day. I get to travel, work from home, and spend my time with some of the smartest most talented people I've ever met. Yes, I work long hours, but it's really enjoyable and meaningful to me.

Cons

Bureaucratic inefficiencies exist that could be fixed. However, it's not a show stopper and can generally be resolved by flipping over someones desk. That always fixes things.

3.0

Mar 14, 2018

Decent but disorganized

Systems administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

OK Benefits, Remote Friendly, Unlimited Vacation

Cons

The size and number of disconnected business units creates a disorganized and ineffective work environment

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