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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
      1.0
      Nov 8, 2019

      Horrible Company That Has No EQ at all

      Program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Everyone is very nice, almost to a fault in daily meetings. Capable setup of tech stack Really amazing teams outside our main centers in Lehi and SF (real heroes like Find a Grave, etc.)

      Cons

      Horribly political. Not only do the execs dodge the hardest questions in our all hands, but a lot of strong talent is quitting and leaving. The worst is that everyone is constantly bickering. You can get a bad eval based on someone's opinion of you. Teams are like little fiefdoms of influence. Its exhausting being subjected to this.

      5.0
      Dec 26, 2018

      Senior Accountant

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I love working at a Company that is very customer focused. I also love that we have a mission statement that is front and center. It is clear executives buy into the mission and empower employees to make a difference. Ancestry supports employees with fantastic benefits and fair compensation.

      Cons

      Collaboration is a work in progress. Management talks a lot about increasing collaboration, but I have not seen it yet.

      5.0
      Dec 14, 2018

      Evolving and Exciting Company

      Senior product analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Ancestry has a unique business model that is a mix of ecommerce, subscription, and a social platform rolled into one. Building out the social aspect of the platform is a priority at the moment which is quite cool.

      Cons

      The company and thus head count continues to grow but some teams are still resource constrained.

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