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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 demographic groups

      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
      4.0
      Dec 11, 2017

      Good people

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Ancestry products are amazing and our marketing is amazing. Great people work at Ancestry with a culture that is strong.

      Cons

      Ancestry could focus more on the customer experience.

      4.0
      Dec 7, 2017

      Times are a-changing

      Software engineering manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great product and industry leader in the Family History Space. Industry leader in consumer genomics. Work-life balance is good. Pay is good, benefits are excellent.

      Cons

      Company-wide initiatives clobber the ability for team members to feel involved in the software process. Initiatives are handed down and expected to be delivered. Now. Work-life balance seems to be changing. Huge disconnect between the product and development groups despite being led by the same executive. Many hires (especially management) are coming from outside the company rather than promoting from within.

      5.0
      Nov 16, 2017

      Great place to work

      Associate software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits and pay. People are very helpful and great to work with.

      Cons

      Work can get a bit boring and stagnant at times. Not a steep learning curve. Promotions are quite slow.

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