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

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
Apr 1, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The people who work here are great! The impact and mission is finally clear and aligns the company together. The employees really do care about their users and the products we deliver to them.

Cons

They pay at or below average and the benefits for the Bay Area are not competitive. The only competitive benefit is “unlimited” PTO. 1) There’s no bike commuter benefits only public transportation commuter benefits. 2) The gym reimbursement won’t cover a full yoga class at a nice studio in the city 3) They said they were making the snack selection at the office healthier, when really they just downsized the options especially compared to the Lehi office 4) They also don’t allow you to bring dogs into the office. 5) There are no options for remote work (aside from work from home). If you have to move or relocate further from the office, you have to leave the job. The company no longer supports remote workers. These may all seem like complaints from privileged tech workers, but when you look around at other companies and see what they offer for employee perks, it’s an incentive for a job switch. If the company wants to retain and attract top employees, they’re going to have to step up their benefit competitiveness.

4.0
Mar 5, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I was hired in a large group. Boss was patient as we were learning how to manage machines and software. Clear on expectations. Emphasis on morale - had department parties, events. Boss was enthusiastic.

Cons

Depending on assignment, job could be interesting or job could be very repetitive.

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