A fairy tale coming to a close - Anonymous employee UKG Employee Review

2.0
30 Dec 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

401k match still high, paid benefits - HMO

Cons

"Creative solution" is what is being asked of us. Due to the lack of money being put into development. Managers are asked to push employees harder, people are getting over worked and burt not.Company did amazing numbers so they say. yet a flat raise was given in 2020 and 2021 raise are jokes. Unlimited PTO- however depending your your deparment you can have up to 12 weeks of blackout periods. There for it's a fight to get time approved. Culture- is non existent, people use to love going to work that quickly changed with this "merger". I cant find one positive thing to say about culture that should show how bad it is. Salary- within small teams the pay gap is ridiculous yet alone looking at market value. As a current manager I make less than some Sr level or Team Leads do in a support role which is in my division. people leave and are getting offered 20k,30k upto even 40k more. The benefits do not compensate for the low salary you are making. Growth- With the amount of people leaving due to growth your only way up is a rention play with small raise and or back filled position. That's not growth that's avoid the crash plays. I've been here 11 years and been promoted 3 times to reach my current level. To me it no longer sufficient path.

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Cons

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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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