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      Ancestry

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      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

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      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.

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      785 reviews
      4.0
      May 23, 2024

      Good

      Hr
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The Culture and people are good

      Cons

      Not much comes to mind.

      3.0
      May 17, 2024

      Started out great, then PE took over

      Ux designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very "nice" people to work with, in general. Non-competitive environment. Reasonable work hours and full remote.

      Cons

      After Blackstone bought Ancestry in 2022, and a change of CEO, "squeezing blood from a stone" became the norm. Instead of investing in addressing significant tech and UX debt, every effort was spent on "shiny new things" intended to attract new (younger) customers. There's no real sense of leadership in terms of setting strategic priorities; everything feels reactionary. The UX org was decimated by layoffs and we never got the recognition nor influence it needed to do its job effectively.

      5.0
      May 16, 2024

      Ancestry is a great place to work

      Senior manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Ancestry has a very strong employee-centric culture, with great benefits, transparent leaders, and good compensation.

      Cons

      Ancestry is still developing and standardizing processes, Things could be a little more organized and efficient, but overall things work well.

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