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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

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      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
      Oct 31, 2016

      Great Employer

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      They pay their employees well. They have a lot of great perks and benefits. They treat their employees well, I have never been treated that well anywhere else. Nice break room. Affordable lunches and snacks. They communicate and train well. I honestly cant say enough good things about this company.

      Cons

      Sitting at a computer for the duration of your shift is not my cup of tea. Also some of the customers that call in are extremely rude.

      5.0
      Oct 25, 2016

      Ancestry is great!

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      I love working at Ancestry because we are a technology company with a very human element. I feel great about the work we are doing because I know it changes people's lives.

      Cons

      I feel like sometimes corporate politics can get in the way of career progression.

      4.0
      Oct 25, 2016

      Great company, probably better as a full-time employee

      Archival digitization specialist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      I worked for 2.5 years part-time in the Imaging department. My managers during that time were wonderful, I felt I was fairly compensated, and there was flexibility with my university class schedule (I switched between 3 different shifts a total of 4 times with no difficulty). The holiday and summer parties were very fun and a chance to meet other employees. Free coffee, cereal, and fruit available all day, discounted meals onsite, and discounted massages available onsite once a month for each employee.

      Cons

      Many of the benefits that were available for part time employees I was told about during the orientation process were phased out almost right after I was hired--the one I was most excited about was the gym reimbursement, and that was no longer available to me almost immediately after hiring. I was also unable to enroll in the 401K program because for some reason you could only enroll after the age of 21.

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