3.0
May 17, 2024
Former employee, more than 5 years
San Francisco, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Very "nice" people to work with, in general. Non-competitive environment. Reasonable work hours and full remote.
Cons
After Blackstone bought Ancestry in 2022, and a change of CEO, "squeezing blood from a stone" became the norm. Instead of investing in addressing significant tech and UX debt, every effort was spent on "shiny new things" intended to attract new (younger) customers. There's no real sense of leadership in terms of setting strategic priorities; everything feels reactionary. The UX org was decimated by layoffs and we never got the recognition nor influence it needed to do its job effectively.