Culture in chaos - Anonymous employee Ancestry Employee Review

1.0
May 8, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Amazing mission and product that helps people learn more about themselves and discover who they are and where they came from.

Cons

The people and leaders that built and grew Ancestry into the company it is today have been forced out by new leaders that don’t seem to have a clue how to run a business. Nearly all of the current senior leadership was hired in San Francisco within the last year, and have single handedly decimated the amazing culture that Ancestry was known for. They fly first class, stay at 5-star hotels, and dine at the most expensive restaurants on their trips to Utah. They rent limousines to take themselves to and from the airport in what looks like a presidential motorcade, and constantly brag about the amazing locations they go to for their offsite leadership meetings. They rule by fear and intimidation, and have no problem taking credit for the work of others while still having the audacity to tell product teams that aren't producing enough and that concerns raised by employees aren't credible. Two years ago I would have recommended Ancestry to everyone, but now I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

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