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      Ancestry

      Engaged Employer

      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

      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 785 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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      785 reviews
      3.0
      Jul 7, 2020

      A Company Looking to Meet Industry Standards

      Senior mysql database administrator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Ancestry's core subscription business is very strong and growing steadily.

      Cons

      Senior leadership seems very heavy without any real direction. They seem more interested in following fads than being an industry leader. Any costs can be cut, including industry standard practices for important things like data backups.

      2.0
      Sep 3, 2019

      Average outlook, no career progression

      Operations lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great co workers, Good working hours

      Cons

      CEO doesn't seem to know what she's doing, which has caused the strategy to constantly shift. Leaders don't seem to be challenging her lack of focus, rather being complacent. Most of the talent at Ancestry is sub-par probably because there is no product roadmap and no real motivational leaders at the top, no diversity and lack of inclusivity. Most great talent has left in the last 6 months. No real growth or career opportunities in the years I've been here. Below average benefits and pay especially for Bay Area.

      2.0
      Jul 12, 2019

      Lack of transparency not enough growth for juniors

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits; unlimited PTO; Modern office; Great people. Everybody is very nice here!

      Cons

      Lack of transparency: Not sure why we still focus on DNA not genealogy. Not enough growth: the work is not challenging. And we are conservative to be creative. Some team work way harder than the other teams and don’t get enough credits.

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