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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 category

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Senior management

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      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
      Feb 9, 2016

      Ancestry.com

      Production supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits, great company mission, innovative company, flexible scheduling

      Cons

      tough to advance in certain departments (job families/ladders are still a work in progress), sometimes a very top down leadership approach. Lots of people come in at entry level and work their way up as best they can but many people like to work here and stay a long time. Makes for difficult situations when looking for advancement.

      1.0
      Feb 7, 2016

      Good company in theory

      Document imaging specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      great coworkers and camaraderie. That was about the only thing good about working there was how diverse and friendly everyone was.

      Cons

      upper management, wages, working conditions. Upper management was clueless about the way things were run in our office. They were EXTREMELY strict on all fronts. On top of that, the pay (when specified on the job announcement) was $12-$14 but when you are hired EVERYONE starts at $12 no matter what. In the 2 years I worked there I only gained .50 cent raise. That was TWO RAISES. And everyone got the same. There is no room to express your assets to the company to say why you deserve more. There is also VERY little room for growth. Management definitely plays favorites and there are few opportunities to rise through the ranks.

      5.0
      Feb 2, 2016

      Great company

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great company to work for. Great environment and great benefits. Excellent people. Family oriented environment. Innovative projects and the feeling of working un something that can make the difference.

      Cons

      Sometimes you can feel stuck using the same technology over and over. But in general you have LA opportunity to move in to some you can really enjoy working on.

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