Great benefits - Not great direction and leadership - Sr Manager Software Engineering UKG Employee Review

2.0
Aug 20, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The employment benefits are fantastic and hard to beat. Specifically the fully paid healthcare. Many people at the company are great people to work with. Some great leaders at manager level. Not a bad company, just not what it used to be.

Cons

The direction of the company has changed significantly over the past few years as it's grown into a more corporate business. It feels like there is a new policy or change announced every few months that affects many workers. Examples include the incredibly rigid return to office policy, layoffs, and a lot of work being moved to India. While there are some fantastic people and leaders at the company, many people no longer trust or respect senior leadership including most of the VPs and C-suite.

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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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