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 58 reviews)); "• good benefits" ((in 33 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 27 reviews)); "unlimited PTO (that you are not penalized for actually using)" ((in 19 reviews)); "Exclusively work from home, not hard" ((in 10 reviews))

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

"3. Middle management: A few of them are extremely good, but most are again incompetent." ((in 23 reviews)); "They say there is a no retaliation policy but leadership and HR use it heavily." ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper management is broken beyond repair." ((in 12 reviews)); "Low Salaries" ((in 9 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

4.0

Mar 9, 2022

Great businesses within Ascend

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Successful, well-recognized BU's within their respective industries.

Cons

Scale and growth challenges due to shared services/dev constraints.

2.0

Mar 4, 2022

culture needs to change

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

unlimited PTO is nice coworkers will help and collaborate with you

Cons

mirco management managers do not listen to employees overworked blame culture toxic work environment

5.0

Mar 1, 2022

Great Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people and the values of this company are top notch! Fun environment and everyone working to make a difference. Lots of fun perks - work from home and hybrid opportunities, workout facilities in the office, snack rooms, bonus holidays and great PTO so you can recharge your battery.

Cons

The teams operate pretty lean so there is a big work load.

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