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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 demographic groups

      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
      5.0
      May 16, 2022

      Great Company

      Global buyer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I enjoyed my time working at Ancestry. Their company culture is awesome and everyone I worked with was happy to be there.

      Cons

      As soon as I was hired, my boss was terminated and it took several months to find new leadership. This made my onboarding a bit confusing and no one was sure what I should be working on.

      5.0
      Oct 23, 2021

      Great compa

      Product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great team members interested in helping others and positively influencing the world rather than just solely focused on making money. The diversity within the Product org has greatly increased over the last year. The positive impact the product has on lives. Often, customers cry during user interviews because of the meaningful information they’ve discovered while using Ancestry. Senior leadership has significantly improved their transparency and communication during the last 18 months and had cultivated an environment of openness where employees feel free to speak up. There is a lot of untapped potential in improving the product and intra-organizational mobility.

      Cons

      Growing pains as the organization and product transitions to broaden its reach to more diverse customers segments. Employees need to be intentional about how they want to learn and develop. If not, there are few routine activities that will lead to personal development. Interdepartmental collaboration can be challenging when it comes to delivering on crosscutting initiatives as it is at many large companies.

      1.0
      Mar 2, 2021

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      Business development
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      San Francisco Bay Area Company

      Cons

      Poor management, struggling leadership, lack of direction. Lousy culture and values, poor work/life balance, undervalued employees. A dispirited workplace with very limited career opportunities.

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