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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
      3.0
      Mar 14, 2016

      Meh

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice office. Nice perks. Nice snacks. Free lunches. People beyond nice.

      Cons

      Management is boys club. Product is focused on people of European origins so some racist comments do slip and goes unnoticed by most. Hard to get decisions from management. Lack of focus. Lack of process. Old time customers. Not a technology company though they think they are. People are too nice to provide real feedback.

      4.0
      Mar 6, 2016

      High Tech, Culture, Marketing, Opportunities

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      High-tech, open culture, growing, strong marketing

      Cons

      strong focus on Global. low focus on Local.

      3.0
      Mar 4, 2016

      Awesome work with some management kinks

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Genealogy is awesome and there aren't a lot of jobs that pay you for this kind of work. The benefits are pretty generous and people in our office are pretty friendly. The company itself is growing and there is stability at this company if you are a good worker.

      Cons

      Advancement opportunities are limited and are not based on people's readiness to move up (ie most people in our office are actually doing the job above their title). Promotions only happen one time per year, so if you aren't promoted at the start of the year, you have to wait a whole year to get another opportunity to move up. Also, pretty high turnover rates for lower positions.

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