Keeps getting worse - Manager Ancestry Employee Review

1.0
Jan 31, 2020
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Pros

Some good products with great untapped potential. Decent benefits/pay for UT, mediocre for SF. Still a few good people there (about to be fewer).

Cons

Exec team can’t/won’t align. Top down company direction changes with the wind in a never ending game to appease greedy PE overlords. Large company verticals are marching to different orders and priorities, making cross functional collaboration a major uphill battle. Director and above levels are a revolving door of overrated “talent”. Tens of millions of dollars have been spent on beefy signing bonuses and severance packages as the company has fired or forced out long standing UT leadership and replaced it with short sighted talking heads from big brands that play well on a pre-IPO roadshow. The heads all attempt to build out their empires by hiring more heads. When they fail to get results they are given golden parachutes and replaced externally - leading to a very top heavy company with very little chance of internal advancement into any serious leadership position. This company used to care about its products, customers, and employees. That is no longer the case, and I don’t see things getting better. There’s a reason the best and brightest in the company are getting out.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

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.

Cons

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3.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

It’s a great product and people are customer obsessed.

Cons

Misogyny is baked in to the culture.

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