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      Ancestry

      Engaged Employer

      Ancestry reviews

      3.5

      52% would recommend to a friend

      (786 total reviews)
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      Howard Hochhauser

      80% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Ancestry has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 786 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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      786 reviews
      2.0
      Jun 12, 2018

      Take a pass, go to a real tech company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Ancestry offers their customers great products, and employees can get them at a discounted price - that's the only positive about working at Ancestry.

      Cons

      The culture was once outstanding. Now the company is inundated with far too many leaders that are all there to get the company public again to make some quick cash. The result is that few are passionate about the product and the family history product now suffers. The company's only saving grace is selling DNA kits and the demand will eventually end. If you're looking for a job take a pass on Member Services in Orem. It's unlikely the center will still exist in 6 months anyway. Management at Member Services is stale, inexperienced stuck in the 90's and only focuses on answering calls. There's next to no opportunity for development or promotion.

      2.0
      Jan 27, 2016

      Interesting corporate culture

      Member of product team
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fascinating suite of products, lovely people. Gorgeous office space and neat lication.

      Cons

      Provo UT and SF cultures couldnt be less in sync. Difficult to bridge the gap. A lot of different directions company is being pulled in - it still needsto figure out what it is. In addition, male employees are treated differently based on gender and location. Your experience will hinge on your manager.

      1.0
      Sep 6, 2018

      Never believe manager says in this company.

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you are good at playing around office politics, it is a good place for you.

      Cons

      1, A lot of meetings in this company, people is playing around communication skills and do nothing. managers/directors try to manipulate people instead of lead people for company's success. you can only say good things in the meeting, otherwise you will get punished behind. 2. Not sure about high level leaders, middle level managers/directors are terrible. they are paid well, treat themselves well(always work from home), their only work is to give a look-good report. 3. 401k company match is like stock, only got 25% of 3% match after you work company for one year. that's almost like nothing.

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