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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

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      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 12, 2015

      Pay is not worth the trouble

      Technical support
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company was good to their employees.

      Cons

      I took off 2 stars for the low pay. If they payed the people in support better they could keep people longer.

      4.0
      Jun 12, 2015

      Great employer, somewhat stagnant environment

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Competitive salary and benefits Excellent work/life balance. Little overtime Better than most companies for politics/drama DNA business looks promising Lots of smart and kind people

      Cons

      Many false starts on speculative projects No equity-based compensation A habit of following fads/trends, often after they've already played out elsewhere Genealogy business may not have much future growth There is very little energy. People seem happy but not excited.

      4.0
      May 23, 2015

      Solid

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people, good work/life balance, nice work spaces, The company is on to a few big ideas that may transform it in the near future. Overall a good place to work.

      Cons

      Bad habit of chasing the new shinny object and not following through to make sure past endeavors have reached their potential or even their intended purpose.

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