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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
      4.0
      Sep 11, 2015

      Great Company, but New Supervisor Could be a Little More on Top of It...

      Archival digitazation specialist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      -Amazing benefits for people who are full-time -Great environment -Great people -Great Cafe -Free food and drinks -Random parties -Fun activities -Free yoga (for those who are full-time? not sure) -Great Cause

      Cons

      -I wish I could get full-time work, but I'm working on that. -The newest supervisor over the morning shift is not the most professional or the most on top of things at times, but other than that, he's awesome. For example, I was promised a raise after my 90 day review---It's been 7 months and still no 90 day review or raise in sight, and I've asked him, others, and the people above him multiple times. So, not sure whose fault that is, but yeah, it's frustrating because every penny counts for my family right now.

      3.0
      Aug 10, 2015

      Great place to learn and move on

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      There is a great amount of technology and freedom to learn at Ancestry. They have lots of untapped resources and give you the freedom to make them better. Hard to find a better/easier environment to learn. Benefits are better than most, but average for tech companies. As-needed PTO and potential to work from home. Company does well in-spite of itself.

      Cons

      Recognition both pay and company wide is a bit lacking. If you stay at Ancestry long enough you'll see the same initiatives with new code names come up roughly every 3 years. Benefits have taken a down-ward turn (although still better than other places). To move up, you often need to leave the company and come back. Management hires too often come from outside the company.

      4.0
      Jun 29, 2015

      Review

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      This company has a great product.

      Cons

      They don't always listen to there managers.

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