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
1.0
May 8, 2018

Culture in chaos

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Pros

Amazing mission and product that helps people learn more about themselves and discover who they are and where they came from.

Cons

The people and leaders that built and grew Ancestry into the company it is today have been forced out by new leaders that don’t seem to have a clue how to run a business. Nearly all of the current senior leadership was hired in San Francisco within the last year, and have single handedly decimated the amazing culture that Ancestry was known for. They fly first class, stay at 5-star hotels, and dine at the most expensive restaurants on their trips to Utah. They rent limousines to take themselves to and from the airport in what looks like a presidential motorcade, and constantly brag about the amazing locations they go to for their offsite leadership meetings. They rule by fear and intimidation, and have no problem taking credit for the work of others while still having the audacity to tell product teams that aren't producing enough and that concerns raised by employees aren't credible. Two years ago I would have recommended Ancestry to everyone, but now I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

2.0
May 8, 2018
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Pros

The product is amazing. It's fun, productive, and changes live. Great health benefits. Flexible time-off. Flexible schedules. Cafe and gym onsite.

Cons

Explosive growth has attracted a leadership team more focused on money than the customer. Top level leadership is out of touch with employees and customer needs. Too much focus on what's new leaving the existing product experience lacking. Constant organizational changes. No definitive culture.

1.0
May 4, 2018

Interview

Anonymous employee
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Pros

good location, but nothing else

Cons

If you'll do some research on their website about their company culture you'll find that they don't allow discrimination, which is great..oh well so I went for an interview and guess what? when I asked why it wasn't possible to work the 9am-5pm shift but only either 7am-3pm or 11am-9pm, they said that the 9am-5pm is ONLY for German and Swedish people ..so much for consistency. Bravo!

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