Acquisition != Merger - Anonymous employee UKG Employee Review

1.0
4 Mar 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Ultimate Software was a great company. Viv and Scott cared, benefits were amazing, management listened.

Cons

Once the "merger" with Kronos was complete, they took over. Kronos does not take cybersecurity seriously, which is disturbing. They treat the Ultimate team like they don't know what they're talking about and are continually refusing to work together. Here's an example for the tech people out there. Kronos thought they were filtering encrypted HTTPS traffic without doing any SSL decryption. Instead of admitting they were wrong, they just decided not to respond and cease all discussion about it. Maybe this was a positive, because it made me feel younger like I was in middle school on the playground, and the other kids didn't want to play. The icing on the cake - Kronos got the amazing Ultimate benefits such as 45% 401k match, top tier health insurance, but Ultimate did not get the Kronos benefits (ex. student loan repayment assistance)

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Cons

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1.0
25 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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