Coasting on the reputation of yesteryear - Anonymous employee UKG Employee Review

2.0
22 Jun 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Above average benefits - Healthcare and 401K Hybrid work for many (but not all) employees Very focused on DEI Solid product with two legacy companies with strong reputations

Cons

Missteps and mismanagement on the higher tiers (major security breaches, bad senior leadership hires) - with the middle managers and lower tiers left to clean up the mess and take the brunt. BELOW average pay - with org counting on benefits to distract you from that fact. If you're a high-performing salesperson - you're treated like royalty (nothing wrong with that), but everything else is done on the cheap. Lots of cost-cutting initiatives - but only for the lower level managers and individual contributors. Ultimate and Kronos were both fine organizations before the merger. But their current combination has become a net loss for the employee.

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Cons

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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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