Interesting work, bad pay - Digitisation Technician Ancestry Employee Review

3.0
Dec 30, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Handling interesting historical manuscripts and documents was cool. No expense spared on Christmas do and a very unique place to work.

Cons

Training was limited and managers rarely onsite. Isolating work - if you’re introverted this may be great but as someone who likes to talk to colleagues it was difficult. Salary was £25,000 a year which in London does not go very far. Little reward or appreciation for completing projects. No opportunity to progress.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

Great company culture, supportive team, smooth onboarding process, strong career stability, and meaningful work. My interview experience was very positive, and the recruiting and onboarding teams were helpful, responsive, and professional throughout the process.

Cons

There is always a learning curve when joining a new company, especially while understanding internal systems and processes, but the team has been very supportive.

3.0
Jun 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

It’s a great product and people are customer obsessed.

Cons

Misogyny is baked in to the culture.

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