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2.0
Jul 16, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work with smart people. CEO is inspirational. PR team is talented at winning best-company awards for the company.

Cons

The CEO’s message and values do not get consistently followed. After several years of buying into Aron’s message of life comes first and hug your family, it seemed less and less followed over time. Silent layoffs and managing people out have become the norm, in multiple departments, over the last couple of years. Promises are made of career growth opportunities and aren’t kept or explained. How are there not career paths at a company that sells software which runs workplaces? If you consider a career at Kronos, put yourself first. I regret working all those extra hours, for the good of the company, instead of focusing on enhancing my skill set. Some departments can be extremely siloed so you may only use a small sub-set of skills important to your career function and growth. There are deep, 20+ year relationships that are extremely difficult to navigate. Notice how many of the positive reviews here are written by sales people.

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1.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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