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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

      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 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
      5.0
      Mar 7, 2014

      Great place to work!

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Ancestry is a great place to work. Pay is awesome. Lots of opportunity to learn new things and grow. Many of the other engineers are rock stars. Great work/life balance. For example, usually on days before holidays I'm chased out by my manager early.

      Cons

      Not really a con but most people think that Ancestry is owned by the LDS church so I get that a lot.

      4.0
      Mar 4, 2014

      Great place to work, be prepared for rapid change in growing company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great compensation, great co-workers, excellent benefits, annual bonus available to most corporate professionals. Top compensation for top talent. Growing tech company with access to latest technology, generally no expense sparred to ensure you have latest tech tools to do your job.

      Cons

      Continually re-organizing the business, managers and senior leadership usually hired externally, requiring individuals to move on to move up. Tend to focus too closely on short-term issues rather than adding true long-term value, adding to continuous volatility of business.

      4.0
      Mar 2, 2014

      lots of career opportunity

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are always new technology and products being developed. This keeps work exciting and opportunities for career growth in all departments. The benefits are good and people are very friendly.

      Cons

      Work life balance can be difficult with long hours at times.

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