Disappointed with benefits but content with day to day - Anonymous employee Ancestry Employee Review

3.0
Apr 1, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people who work here are great! The impact and mission is finally clear and aligns the company together. The employees really do care about their users and the products we deliver to them.

Cons

They pay at or below average and the benefits for the Bay Area are not competitive. The only competitive benefit is “unlimited” PTO. 1) There’s no bike commuter benefits only public transportation commuter benefits. 2) The gym reimbursement won’t cover a full yoga class at a nice studio in the city 3) They said they were making the snack selection at the office healthier, when really they just downsized the options especially compared to the Lehi office 4) They also don’t allow you to bring dogs into the office. 5) There are no options for remote work (aside from work from home). If you have to move or relocate further from the office, you have to leave the job. The company no longer supports remote workers. These may all seem like complaints from privileged tech workers, but when you look around at other companies and see what they offer for employee perks, it’s an incentive for a job switch. If the company wants to retain and attract top employees, they’re going to have to step up their benefit competitiveness.

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Cons

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Cons

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