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

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
1.0
Oct 3, 2017

Content Department is CRAP

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Love the people that have been there long term, they understand the process.

Cons

Change every year Layoffs, Layoffs, Layoffs Management doesn't value employees who actually work

3.0
Apr 22, 2017

Love the product but no the people with power

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Pros

- Decent benefit (unlimited pto) - Company paid 50% of food cost - You'll never get fired. manager will hint, you should look around other teams. - Nice new building - Decent holiday parties

Cons

- Too many people in the upper management who goes up the ladder for the wrong reason. It's all about the money and power. Not because they care for what they do. - There are guys at ancestry who will literally point fingers for no reason. And a lady who yells all the time over the phone and snaps at people but unfortunately as in the pros, they wont fire anyone! Can we be more professional at work? - Cafeteria food could be better and not so good variety - Too many different managers who give all the raises and bonuses to their favorites. - Never have lunch with CEO. All the does is look up at the clock every 5 mins while he is talking. - CTO loves to change up the org and re arrange your team. Apparently doesnt care too much for team dynamics.

3.0
Mar 4, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Genealogy is awesome and there aren't a lot of jobs that pay you for this kind of work. The benefits are pretty generous and people in our office are pretty friendly. The company itself is growing and there is stability at this company if you are a good worker.

Cons

Advancement opportunities are limited and are not based on people's readiness to move up (ie most people in our office are actually doing the job above their title). Promotions only happen one time per year, so if you aren't promoted at the start of the year, you have to wait a whole year to get another opportunity to move up. Also, pretty high turnover rates for lower positions.

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