Don't believe the Forbes & YouTube hype. - IT Manager UKG Employee Review

1.0
7 Sept 2014
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Pros

- Employer Paid Benefits - Food, Drinks, Food, Drinks, did I already mention food? - Software Company that's booming, still feels like start up - Ability to make decisions and own projects. Really expensive projects.

Cons

- Leadership is corrupted. Anyone that can interview well can get a leadership position, even if you are more qualified then they are. - Family owned, family operated. If you didn't marry the owner's daughter or live around them, you'll never reach C-Level. If you hang out with the owners outside of work, you might become a Director. - Leadership will side with leadership, the grunts do not have a voice. - If you work less than 12 hours, you'll be watched. - Work Life Balance?... Haha. - Contradicting rules between departments, ambiguity between whats right and wrong. - Beware of your job description. You can be hired for one thing, but forced to do something else. - Feedback is little to none. If you share a concern with your manager, you better believe your entire team will know about it.

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1.0
25 Jun 2026
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Pros

There was once a great company named Ultimate Software, it was destroyed by a hostile takeover from H&F, a private equity firm, and a merger with Kronos to become UKG. There are very few Pros since that time.

Cons

When this company was Ultimate Software, prior to the takeover from H&F and the merger with Kronos, it was a world class company with top shelf people. The company Motto was "People First" and they truly lived by that motto, never a layoff, great working environment and stealer benefits. Since the takeover and subsequent merger with Kronos, to become UKG this company has taken a path of "Money First", which is understandable given the greedy nature of Private Equity Firms like H&F. They have systematically closed most of the offices across the US and have been expanding their footprint in Noida India, for obvious reasons. The leadership that has been put in place by H&F is clearly focused on IPO. And we all know what that means, clean up the books and make the company look as good on paper as possible. Can you say "Lipstick on a Pig". This was once a great company when it was run by Scott and Viv but now it has gone the way of the Private Equity management and is heading for a great fall.

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