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      Ancestry

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      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

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      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 23, 2021

      The Honeymoon is Over

      Software development manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Good people to work with at the team level.

      Cons

      Deb has shown her real CEO colors by firing (or course they won't say that's what they did, but they did) 2 of the most solid product leaders the family history group has ever had. They were replaced a leader who lead the largest single product failure in Ancestry history. Glad to know nepotism in San Fran is alive and well.

      2.0
      Jun 21, 2021

      New CEO, new owners, same blunders

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Ancestry's mission is fantastic and there are so many wonderful, committed, excellent people that work there. There is generally a good work life balance and good atmosphere.

      Cons

      Ancestry keeps making the exact same mistakes. Ownership changes hands to new owners who then proceed to make mistakes which are almost identical to those of the previous owners. Ancestry just let go of two of their most critical and engaged product leaders, people almost universally valued and beloved, so that it can "can innovate" more quickly. On the other hand, parts of the company that are almost universally understood as serious issues are given more resources and authority while continuing to be equally ineffective. Steer clear of this company for now. The possibilities of the mission will only serve to frustrate you when you see how inept the leadership is when it comes to actually executing on it.

      2.0
      Mar 15, 2021

      Awesome product, poor senior leadership

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I have never been more interested and personally motivated by a product in my entire career. I found myself giving more freely of my time and expertise because I appreciated my team and those who worked with us over the years. I would have liked to have stayed at the company longer.

      Cons

      The teams were hard working and most colleagues were there for the right reasons, but in 2018, the company hired a group of senior leaders that left the company in disarray. They squandered the culture and many of the best, most talented employees left for new opportunities over the past 2-3 years. I do believe Margo Georgiadis (previous CEO) could have done great things for the company, but her hands were tied by the investors and unfortunately, she was also negatively impacted and left the company.

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