Good and bad, but pretty decent - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso Ancestry

3,0
10 set 2015
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

If you like genealogy or family history, there isn't really a better place to work. Lots of excitement and energy. They are also leading in high-tech to use DNA for discovering your genealogical origins. Executives seems to understand both technology and customers.

Svantaggi

Lots of politics. Some teams are very subservient to others, or even one mid-level director-type who is free to make any unilateral decision without question, even if his entire project team of 20+ people unanimously disagrees. Taking the initiative in those teams is not only discouraged, but actively criticized. Someone once complained about me to my VP (like 3 levels up) without talking to me first. Instead of asking whether the complaint was valid, my boss told me that he'd been instructed to "fix the problem" by getting me to change. Whether the complaint was valid wasn't even relevant. I had to learn how to navigate the politics of the situation, which I tried to do. It wore me out. Other groups have different experiences, of course. Ancestry is a big place. I'd recommend interviewing, and just asking some good questions to see what things are like on the team you'll be working with.

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5,0
24 giu 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Great company culture, supportive team, smooth onboarding process, strong career stability, and meaningful work. My interview experience was very positive, and the recruiting and onboarding teams were helpful, responsive, and professional throughout the process.

Svantaggi

There is always a learning curve when joining a new company, especially while understanding internal systems and processes, but the team has been very supportive.

2,0
22 apr 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

The work-life balance is pretty good. I have never had issues taking time off when I needed to. The pay and benefits are on par with other, similar jobs in the area. There are many long-time employees at the company.

Svantaggi

The company is product-led, so leadership is more concerned with shipping new features than they are with making sure what they have already shipped works well. Restricted stock unit grants always come with a one year vesting cliff, whether an employee has worked at the company for two years or twenty years. They do not appear to trust that long-time employees will continue to stay at the company, even though they have many long-time employees.

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