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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
      4.0
      Aug 27, 2010

      A good place to work

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Ancestry.com has great people, a compelling mission (connecting families across distance and time), and is the clear leader in their industry.

      Cons

      Ancestry.com has some issues where engineering isn't the most innovative, progressive group, although this has improved significantly in the last few months.

      4.0
      Mar 14, 2010

      Great Company to start in

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Encouraged creativity and rewarded people for performing well. Had a mentality of innovating to stay ahead of competition, which in turn fostered a somewhat entrepreneurial feel for all the employees.

      Cons

      Kept a lot of people in the dark when it came to big management decisions. The company was not interested in what the font-line had to say about certain decisions.

      4.0
      Feb 19, 2010

      A good place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It sometimes verged on a great place but never made it. Paid very well. Good benefits package. Lots of smart coworkers

      Cons

      Lots of progress over the years but In the early years respect for the customers was definitely missing. Semi-shady business practices with surprise auto-renewals. Much more straightforward now. Management didn't seem to have much respect for everyone below them.

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