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

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
4.0
Jun 4, 2015

Good Product, Unmotivated Team

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-The product is interesting and helps people discover the family history. -Meeting people they always have a story to tell about their ancestors. -There are a number of smart managers and executives. -The company tries to promote from within. -Interesting new growth areas such as DNA.

Cons

-Majority of executives and upper management are located in Provo. -SF salaries are not competitive to the market because HR and upper management use Utah as a gauge of what salaries should be. -Not enough investment in the technology stack and infrastructure. -A larger company that has a number of people that don't contribute anything meaningful but still remain employed and unmotivated.

4.0
Jun 1, 2015

Supervisor

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Best Product ever! Best co-workers! Good Benefits!

Cons

politics, secrecy, upper management doesn't care about people.

4.0
May 23, 2015

Solid

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great people, good work/life balance, nice work spaces, The company is on to a few big ideas that may transform it in the near future. Overall a good place to work.

Cons

Bad habit of chasing the new shinny object and not following through to make sure past endeavors have reached their potential or even their intended purpose.

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