Can't think of a reason to unlike - Anonymous employee Ancestry Employee Review

I actually had to think hard to come up with cons, so most are actually pros. To start with, the pay is on-par with, if not slightly more generous than, other Silicon Valley companies, considering its not the name everyone talks about when finding a job here. But when you take into consideration of the benefits its definitely above average. I am just going to list them here: Unlimited paid time off, free caltrain pass, parking sub, VTA, gym sub, phone, home internet, food, snack, drink, ski lift tickets, medical, dental...... This is one of the best list of benefits you could ever get not just in the bay area, but in the world. The most important factor is the work/life balance, even senior managements want you to have consideration for your family and look after yourself. read 5pm, sharp, off work. I forgot, you get to choose any computer, desk, monitor as you wish. Which may sound normal, but you'd be surprise to hear how many companies in silicon valley don't have this luxury. In terms of talents, at the very least, everyone is very committed to their roles since they are not being pressurized. The company can afford to be selective while attracting the right people. Its a tech/internet company, so all the cool tech are being used, e.g. spark, hadoop, kafka, machine learning..... I don't have the feeling of not wanting to go to work. And yes, you can work from home at least one day per week. Career progression is just like any work place, you have people holding the same position for years, while there are people moving up grades and grades within couple of years. It all depends on you. For sure, ancestry is a household name, but its not considered one of the top tech companies. However, in the industry that its in, it beats the next competitor by miles. There is no company having 1/10 as much content as ancestry, even the government needs to work with ancestry to get content. The DNA team is second to none, the scientists there are top top notch academics and all are committed to better the product/service. The health industry is ever increasing and ancestry is right at the forefront, i have very good outlook for the company.