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3.9

62% would recommend to a friend

(511 total reviews)
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Greg Sebasky

58% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ascend Learning has an employee rating of 3.9 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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511 reviews
2.0
Jan 17, 2023

Incredible disappointment

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Pros

There are some great, tenured people in the ATI sales organization, as well as other lines of business. Mike Lynch is an incredible leader. Most of the leaders ( I worked with)genuinely cared about the people who were on their teams. Truly, people first.

Cons

Executive leadership. There is not transparency in what is happening. There are games played versus having open conversations. I got to witness the games being played with executives at the C level, as well as my own supervisor. I did not understand why the game playing was necessary with strong leadership. I watched person after person walk away. If a C level leader cannot have a direct conversation with an executive on their team, maybe they are not quite ready to lead at the C level. "Inclusive" is a value at Ascend, but I did not get to experience that value in my position. Quite the opposite. I was left out of important meetings and communications, then judged for not having the information shared in those meetings. The communication (for me) was non-existent.

1.0
Jan 12, 2023

Feels like a case study in the Peter Principle.

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Pros

You might luck out and get one other person you can commiserate with as you navigate the constant changes in processes. If you're extra lucky, they might be able to share some of the coping mechanisms theyve developed to deal with both the archaic tech systems and archaic leadership styles that continue to cause a max exodus of talent

Cons

Where to begin? Zero diversity in leadership positions continues to guarantee problems are only approached in considered from one perspective, despite continued failings of that perspective. Volume is crushing, as many open positions go unfilled - not surprising, considering the pay and benefits offered leave a lot to be desired. Employees with proven success working remotely for over two years are now being forced back into a disgusting, dirty, and depressing office space. As if that wasn't bad enough, company is happy to offer fully remote options to entice new hires, which is an absolute slap in the face to those with proven success and time-served. This is especially egregious given that there are literally no perks that come with seniority. No increase in PTO, stagnant pay growth, zero career advancement. It's incredible to be forced back into the office by the same leaders whose big, private offices loom at the end of each aisle, completely empty and unused. Completely bloated management that has absolutely no idea what they're doing or how anything works. Trying to explain what's broken or needs improvement is like trying to explain a budget surplus to Michael Scott. This is a company in crisis.A tech company with technologically-challenged leadership. It shows no signs of being able to navigate modern business landscape and keeps resorting to outdated methods. Wake up and smell the 2023 coffee.

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