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      Ancestry

      Engaged Employer

      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
      3.0
      Aug 12, 2015

      Great company that undervalues too many of its employees

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      A great product that makes a real difference in user's lives; better-than-average benefits; great coworkers passionate about the company mission.

      Cons

      Too much middle management; aloofness and secrecy from the senior execs; lower-than-average monetary compensation leading top talent to jump ship, leaving those behind with a heavier burden.

      5.0
      Aug 11, 2015

      Software Engineer

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Takes very good care of Employees. Benefits are good especially the commutation. Over all I liked it so far.

      Cons

      None i could think of.

      3.0
      Aug 10, 2015

      Great place to learn and move on

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      There is a great amount of technology and freedom to learn at Ancestry. They have lots of untapped resources and give you the freedom to make them better. Hard to find a better/easier environment to learn. Benefits are better than most, but average for tech companies. As-needed PTO and potential to work from home. Company does well in-spite of itself.

      Cons

      Recognition both pay and company wide is a bit lacking. If you stay at Ancestry long enough you'll see the same initiatives with new code names come up roughly every 3 years. Benefits have taken a down-ward turn (although still better than other places). To move up, you often need to leave the company and come back. Management hires too often come from outside the company.

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