People Last - Software Engineer UKG Employee Review

1.0
Mar 2, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Great team members Good benefits

Cons

Executive leadership is making top down decisions, and everyone else must follow, no questions asked. The company morale is at an all time low and they have done nothing to improve it. They just care about money and saving every bit of it. They have recently mandated return to office. Employees who have been virtual for years before pandemic have to now come in. Even employees who have valid reasons like taking care of a family member have to come in, or else. People are leaving in droves, and they continue to do nothing. Good talent is gone, and instead they just say “there’s the door, you’re replaceable.” Feels like this company went 20 years back in time. So much for wanting to be innovative.

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5.0
Apr 23, 2026
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Pros

Great campus, great managers and intern program supports you well

Cons

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1.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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