Ascensus reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(705 total reviews)
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David Musto

69% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ascensus has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 705 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ascensus employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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705 reviews
2.0
Aug 11, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

If you are a male threatened by females or people of color in the workplace, this male dominated team, lacking any diversity, may be right for you.

Cons

Human Resources is very weak. HR policies were written by Compliance and are very old school, rule heavy, and sound punitive. The company says employees are valued but actions and behaviors are inconsistent with this. There is no accountability for timely communications. Emails with suggestions go unread, unanswered, or answered months later. The travel expense policy is ridiculously controlling and written by someone who does little travel. Laptops issued are poor quality. There are ethical concerns with at least one top leader in the company (Jerry Bramlet). One has to wonder if it spreads beyond him. I would certainly stay far away from his entities. He’s also perceived as very retaliatory. Bureaucracy is high and incompetence is abundant throughout the PA headquarters where a lot of control comes from. No diversity in top or middle leadership and no established plan of attracting people of color. Likewise, top leaders are old and very out of touch with the millennial workforce. When they do promote a millennial, they grab the best “yes man” they can find...and it will be a man. The company has acquired dozens of smaller firms over the past several years. Manipulating numbers to look profitable is the utmost priority. I’m guessing they will go public soon. It better be fast as I’ve already seen a few of the profitable firms they bought start falling apart (senior revenue makers leave, clients who no longer have their contact then seek services elsewhere, as there was no forethought to retention agreements when buying service oriented companies).

1.0
May 25, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Zero! I can not think of one good things to say about this employer.

Cons

Poor management. Poor decision making, Poor pay, No room for advancement unless you are part of the preferred people club. Management does not care about their employees or their clients. They only care about themselves. If you need a job and you're absolutely desperate. Take the job at least its a paycheck. Anything more than a paycheck you will not receive from this garbage company.

2.0
Sep 22, 2019

Don’t bother unless you’re desperate for a job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work from home (depending on your manager) Good benefits Nice amount of PTO

Cons

Executive leadership favoritism and nepotism Cafeteria food is not edible CEO is leaving and current President will make it even worse Way too many old timers who are opposed to any sort of culture change

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