Toxic environment - Contracts Negotiator UKG Employee Review

1.0
Sep 26, 2022
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Pros

If I could leave zero stars I would. There was nothing positive about this incredibly disorganized and dishonest company.

Cons

They were incredibly dishonest during the interview process. After I started, I was told about other people in my department who had left because the work was too basic and administrative, and that their unlimited PTO policy is not accurate. They had a calendar where only 2 out of 15 people in the department could take a day off at the same time; there were black out dates (no PTO allowed) over every holiday, so basically you can’t take time off over holidays is their actual PTO policy. They had something similar to a charge nurse calendar, where you had to get coverage if you were taking time off and I was told you could take one day off or a whole week off but don’t bother just taking two or three days off. It was the most bizarre convoluted disorganized dishonest PTO policy I’ve ever experienced in my life. Additionally, if you’re not a millennial mom you are not welcome in this group. As the only single, non-married, no children person in the group, they seemed to spend a lot of time talking about their kids and food, and not about actual work. I was there for a month and given no work to do. Very very micromanaging culture. It felt like I was pledging a sorority, and did not feel at all like I was joining an intelligent, established and professional team. They say one thing to your face, and talk badly about others behind their backs. They also talk very highly of themselves - as if they are the best sorority ever. That’s a major red flag, because real quality people don’t need to brag about themselves and let their actions speak for themselves. Very fake, insincere and toxic environment I would not recommend to anyone.

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Pros

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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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