For anyone considering working for Ascentis, I implore you to avoid this company at all costs. Sort the reviews by date and read all the negative reviews going back to November 2015. Isn't it funny that just about any time there is a negative review or two, they are immediately followed up with glowing positive reviews? And they almost directly address the negatives that were pointed out or dismiss them as inconsequential? Use the ratings trend feature on glassdoor. Are you seeing that gigantic drop in ratings? You'll also notice that Ascentis is listed as an "engaged employer". It definitely appears that they are engaged in trying to suppress the ugly truth from coming out about the state of their company. You really don't want to work for a company that does shady things like this.
The other negative reviews are absolutely spot on, so pay attention to those if you're considering working at Ascentis. The CEO, DJ, is all about driving revenue without increasing headcount. Teams have to beg, grovel, and plead with DJ to add resources but most of the time are simply told "review your current processes to look for efficiency gains", over and over again until it's too late and the current team is buried in an unrecoverable hole. Employees are actively talking with each other about how miserable they are and when they'll start looking for other jobs. Upper management likes to pretend that it's "an established company with a startup culture", implying that it's fun, casual, laid back, etc. Don't be fooled by that, as it's just talk and in reality employees will not have the time to engage in any "fun" activities normally associated with startups due to being overworked.