Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Ancestry

      Engaged Employer

      Ancestry reviews

      3.5

      52% would recommend to a friend

      (785 total reviews)
      avatar

      Howard Hochhauser

      80% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Senior management

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      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).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      785 reviews
      5.0
      Aug 11, 2015

      Software Engineer

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Takes very good care of Employees. Benefits are good especially the commutation. Over all I liked it so far.

      Cons

      None i could think of.

      3.0
      Aug 10, 2015

      Great place to learn and move on

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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.

      5.0
      Jul 31, 2015

      Great place to work

      Customer solutions associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Competitive salary and excellent benefits including free lunch once a week, free gym membership, excellent culture - sports and social club organises at least 2 events each month, teambuilding events in office once a month, great Christmas and Summer parties featuring teambuilding and free food and drink as well as spot prizes such as cameras, tablets, TVs etc. Foosball table, xbox and plenty of games in canteen.

      Cons

      No opportunity for progression within member services (customer service department)

      Viewing 682 - 684 of 785 Reviews
      Related searches: Ancestry jobs | Ancestry salaries | Ancestry benefits | Ancestry interviews
      ReviewsAncestry reviews

      Glassdoor has 909 Ancestry reviews submitted anonymously by Ancestry employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Ancestry is right for you.