Ultimate Software Reviews

Cons

I haven't found any yet

Cons

Where should I start:
-They talk about culture , work for ANY bay area company and you will get culture better than what they talk about in their company.
-Salary is not competitive ; quite a few employees in this company are being underpaid and they are aware of it as brought up by them during candid chats at lunch time.
-50 RSU (approx 14000 which is subject to taxes and 3 yrs vesting) on joining. Are you kidding me ? Silicon valley companies offering average $75K as RSU when people join .
-No bonus for employees. Which company in the valley or Canada does not offer a bonus ; since you shimmer your fortune best place to work tag : why don't you try to compete with them when it comes to compensation. No one gives a damn about the Disney trip , which by the way is once every two years now instead of every year.Agreed cost of living in Toronto s lower than bay area; but you underpay even by Toronto standards.
-The talent in this place is no way close to the talent pool of Silicon valley companies.I have worked at many places (including top silicon valley companies) and I can say with confidence the quality of people in Toronto does not even come close to the people working in the San Fran region/companies which are based in the valley.
-The managers in Toronto office don't know how to manage ; they are either Micro Managers or totally disconnected from the team : all they care about is showing stellar JIRA metrics of their team in hunger for promotions; some mangers have been parachuted in because of a close XYZ of some LMN higher up in the company.
-Many employees in the Toronto office have been hired from the backdoor. People involved actively in the technical recruitment of people for Toronto , office used to talk about managers messaging them just prior to technical interview asking to clear the candidate even if he is not technically astute. That explains why this place suffers from serious tech deficit when it comes to talent pool.
-Managers shield employees who are underperforming although repeatedly being brought to their attention ; because some managers like sycophants in their teams.
-The attrition rate in Toronto office is quite high ; in the last 2 months more than 4 employees from a Toronto team which was just 10 folks in size just accepted other opportunities and quit Ultimate Software. Writing on the wall which manager fails to see ; this manager should look into switching his career line (should be read with sarcasm).
-Managers like to take personal favours from their subordinates. I have experienced this first hand.

Cons

This place is a hamster wheel for your career.
-You will feel you are in the best company because of their Culture BS talks ; truth being South Florida does not have the same opportunities as New York , San Fran or any other big cities. This leaves with people no option but to stick for long with Ultimate in South Florida. Do not be fooled when they tell you having people working for 20 years ; it's not because of anything special with Ultimate ; it's because of the geography.
-Very political office in Toronto.
-Inefficient HR and poor software engineering managers in Toronto . Toronto MANAGERS ASK FOR PERSONAL FAVORS, I can second that as mentioned by someone else in their review.
-Young inexperienced coworkers in Toronto office.
-No internal promotions, instead contacts of senior management hired from outside to fill in vacant managerial positions in Toronto . The deserving employees brushed aside when it comes to managerial promotion and work recognition.
-The Toronto office is hungry for talent and will hire incompetent people in desperation. This makes other efficient workers suffer.

Cons

None so far, keep up the amazing work

Cons

Not all managers are good

Cons

None that I can think of

Cons

I wish they found me sooner

Cons

When I switched from full-time to part-time status, I had to take a 25% cut in my pay rate even though I am still performing the same job. I also lots all of my benefits even though I'm working between 20-25 hours per week. It would be nice to have the option of half of my benefits since I'm still contributing to the team.

Cons

Slow product execution complicated by conflicting priorities.

Cons

None that I've seen so far. Everyone works together to make this a better place every day. Suggestions are welcome.