Ancestry reviews

Margo joined the company recently as the CEO and within her first 2 weeks was able to sense that things were a bit tense. Since that time, she has been meeting with groups of employees to gather feedback on their experiences and why there is so much dissatisfaction. She is working on a plan, with the rest of leadership, to work towards regaining employee trust and bringing back a culture that makes people want to stick around. Ancestry is currently reviewing all employees, including contributions, skills, performance, as well as pay. The rumor is that they are looking to increase pay to be competitive with other companies in the same area, in the hopes that people will stop leaving for other employment opportunities. I fear this may be too little, too late however. The services that Ancestry provides are invaluable and have changed many lives, we constantly hear stories from grateful customers. This is why I have stayed on for so long and why I'd previously planned to stay indefinitely - that now depends on how leadership decides to address the current state of the employees.

With the addition of Margo as our CEO and after our last all-hands meeting, I'm seeing the desire and can feel the intent to ensure every concern and fear is eliminated. I know with growth spurts (which Ancestry has been experiencing) the ground employees are familiar with can feel unstable. All employees had an opportunity to share confidential feedback. In our all-hands meeting, all concerns were addressed and then it was communicated that a plan will be put in place to ensure we correct all negative impacts the employees feel. I appreciate hearing from the CEO level, first of all an apology for how these changes have felt and then a confirmation that we want to be better than this and do want to put our employees first so we can continue to deliver the passion we all have for the product we produce. I feel thankful to be with an organization where we create a product so full of purpose and connection. I've heard and read reviews from current employees and it makes my heart sad; however, I'm feeling and believe there will be much improvement in the next year and years to come. I believe it's a great time to be a part of a company who has the correct intent and purpose behind our people and our product. Cheers to people and leaders who care!