Would not recommend - Technical Support Engineer - Specialist UKG Employee Review

2.0
Apr 27, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, lots of little perks and programs that are innovative and useful. Moving to a new location next year which will include a newly build out facility with (expected) much improved environment. Hosted/Cloud platform is a good direction for the future.

Cons

(May be different in other parts of the company) Support organization is behind the times with - tools and infrastructure - knowledge sharing and cross functional processes - having any sort of direct relationship with engineering - no follow the sun model Support has rigid hours; not amenable to work life balance; little flexibility I see no career advancement; Comment made the other day that Kronos was good if you plan to retire in the next couple of years but nor for anyone looking to build a career Leadership on my team is completely hands off/disengaged and appears unwilling to address problems with equal distribution of work across the team and team members who have 'checked out'

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Pros

Great benefits Great work-life balance Unlimited PTO 401k Match

Cons

There have been a lot of frequent changes to adapt to.

1.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
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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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