Highly political, zero work-life balance and blame culture - Anonymous employee Ascential Employee Review

Ascential has a lot of potential with some great brands but there is no cohesive culture. The CEO is smart but is quick to belittle his employees (senior and junior), often talking over them, laughing at them or walking out of meetings. His senior management pander to him and copy his behaviour, putting huge pressure on their teams and blame junior employees for the poor strategic decisions they make (there's a lot of micro-management and trash talk). Expect zero work-life balance and an unsupportive culture from a company that makes decisions based on what the CEO feels like and changes directions as the wind blows. Very little opportunity for progression.