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3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

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Howard Hochhauser

80% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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4.0
Sep 18, 2013

Interesting Material to work with

Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours when requested, interesting documents to work with, reasonable pay, no overbearing supervision or micro management, free worldwide subscription

Cons

Work alone, not enough info to solve problems, lack of useful information, no benefits or paid holidays, poor communication at times

2.0
Sep 12, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

It's a very easy job. You do the basics and you are recognized (not promoted or receive a pay increase). You do get experience working in customer support that looks good on a resume. Give you free software and access to all the websites which is a plus if you are interested in doing your own family history. The guys who work over in RMA are awesome.

Cons

Since it is so easy, it gets boring quickly. The clients are often computer/technology illiterate and it can be extremely frustrating to work with them over the phone (you would think clearing the cache and cookies was brain surgery). Very little opportunity for growth and promotion. There were people who had been in the call center for the better part of the decade in the same position or just one level up. Main reasons why I was yelled at on the phone: Products can be buggy at times, terms and conditions are very absolute but easily misunderstood, and Archives.com is just a terrible site. Also just look through the other reviews. Notice the only ones who rate the company high is upper management.

5.0
Apr 18, 2013

Well run organization - would go back

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Impressive leadership team. Competitive pay and benefits. Generous PTO. Talented co-workers. Some opportunity for growth. Nice campus. Cross functional work environment was as smooth as I've encountered . Data sources were clean (can't be said for many companies). Catered lunches every other week.

Cons

The split offices between Provo and San Francisco adds a few challenges, but nothing too bad. Nothing really bad to say about Ancestry.com. An on-site cafeteria would be nice.

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