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      Ancestry

      Engaged Employer

      Ancestry reviews

      3.5

      52% would recommend to a friend

      (785 total reviews)
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      Howard Hochhauser

      80% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Senior management

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      Ancestry has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 785 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ancestry employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      785 reviews
      3.0
      Mar 17, 2021

      Company is in a bit of flux

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Leader and influencer in the space of family history.

      Cons

      Acquisition by Blackstone has put the mission in some what of a flux.

      2.0
      Mar 15, 2021

      Awesome product, poor senior leadership

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I have never been more interested and personally motivated by a product in my entire career. I found myself giving more freely of my time and expertise because I appreciated my team and those who worked with us over the years. I would have liked to have stayed at the company longer.

      Cons

      The teams were hard working and most colleagues were there for the right reasons, but in 2018, the company hired a group of senior leaders that left the company in disarray. They squandered the culture and many of the best, most talented employees left for new opportunities over the past 2-3 years. I do believe Margo Georgiadis (previous CEO) could have done great things for the company, but her hands were tied by the investors and unfortunately, she was also negatively impacted and left the company.

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