Formerly "People First" - Lead Software Engineer UKG Employee Review

2.0
28 Mar 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Unlimited PTO (not sure if this will last), 45% 401k matching, 100% of benefits paid

Cons

Ultimate Software was a great company led by its founders and that showed exceptional care for its employees. In 2020, it was sold to a private equity firm, and shortly thereafter merged with Kronos. The company culture of care for its employees has slowly eroded since the private equity deal took place. The company recently laid off 200 people with no warning. Those people simply lost access to all company systems and couldn't even say goodbye to their colleagues, sometimes colleagues of many years. An increasing share of work is being completed in India, presumably because the private equity firm wants to increase profit by reducing labor costs. However, this creates a big lag in collaboration due to time zone differences. Ultimate Software has now morphed into just another company that does not care about its employees. If you're looking for a company that demonstrates exceptional regard for its employees, I recommend you look elsewhere.

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Pros

Great campus, great managers and intern program supports you well

Cons

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1.0
25 Jun 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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