CSA - Anonymous employee Ancestry Employee Review

2.0
2 Aug 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

relatively easy job....members are usually sane and support is so much easier since we don't have to support the Family Tree Maker software anymore now that its been handed over to MacKiev.

Cons

Trying to move up in the company is a horrible game; aka company culture/politics are awful. Pay is meh, job is stressful. Really high turnover rate means a flood of new hires and accompanying incompetence.

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5.0
24 Jun 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

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
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Pros

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.

Cons

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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