Ancestry Employee Reviews
Out of 108 Ancestry employee reviews, 65% were positive. The remaining 35% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Ancestry improve their work culture. The Engineering team, with 81% positive reviews, reports the best experience at Ancestry compared to all other departments at the company. The Marketing team offered the most constructive feedback, with 38% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
What do you like best about the leadership team?
supportive, kind, smart, gives us opportunities
Attracting a great combination of new executives in our company who bring deep domain expertise across consumer tech and DNA.
They are creating an environment of company growth, and positive employee engagement. They communicate company information well to the employees, and are available for employee feedback and discussion. Everyone is important and what they do is important. I feel valued and appreciated.
They're changing to the better!
Review from Engineering Dept
Understands the challenges in front of them
Review from Marketing Dept
What is the best part about your compensation package?
Shares/stock options are decent and go up in value quickly. Only issue is as a privately owned company you can't cash out unless there is a liquidity event which are infrequent
The long term equity potential
Health Insurance, working remotely, and PTO.
Base salary is great and RSUs especially the company will go IPO soon
Review from Engineering Dept
It's fair and makes me feel valued.
Review from Marketing Dept
What are some of the best things about your team?
Irrespective of the failings of the management team the agents are great to work for.
Passionate, hard-working, domain experts, honest, great people.
Review from Engineering Dept
The rank and file are good people
Our team is highly passionate about family history and the team are experts in how we can improve products for customers.
The collaboration of ideas. The executives also have open office hours, so they are available for discussions on any work-related topic.
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
Individual contributors do their best, some have become protective. Culture slowly changing to be more collective-focused rather than silos of ownership. But very slow going.
Review from Engineering Dept
Working from home is great
Team work aligned to vision and customer impact
There is a win/win team culture at the office. It makes it easier to manage through difficult situations, which are a part of work-life. I consider them my Ancestry family.
It's a really collaborative culture.
Review from Marketing Dept
What did you like most about the interview process?
The interview process was organized
Good cross-section of the team. Low pressure and high engagement.
Meeting someone who worked at Ancestry and learning about their experience working at Ancestry. It is always a two way interview process. To see if I have the skill set that Ancestry is looking for, and to see if the Ancestry way is the best fit for me.
Was challenging (in a good way), and I met alot of people throughout the process which gave me good insight into the company and culture, helping me decide that this was a company I wanted to be part of.
Review from Marketing Dept
they did a very good job and being on time for everything
What makes you most happy at work?
Great company, clear vision, huge customer benefit.
Seeing a successful outcome to a challenge or project. And connecting with people.
Challenging projects Making an impact Leadership team appreciate us
Review from Engineering Dept
Working with my amazing team members
Review from Engineering Dept
the team structure in my organization. Also having a free and flexible environment to work comfortably.