Kronos: Bad for the employee and bad for the economy - Applications Consultant UKG Employee Review

1.0
9 July 2016
Recommend
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Pros

None at this time. Kronos spends so much time and money trying to "look good" that they neglect the actual employees. They could just invest their time and money into their employees and hiring the right people to run things, but that would be too much work. Anyone who has worked for Kronos knows the leaders do not want to do work...at all.

Cons

I will break the CONS into two sections. First the issues of working for this company, and second, why Kronos is having such a detrimental impact on the US economy. Working for Kronos: - Very little opportunity to advance internally, especially if you are good at your job. You will not be promoted out of a job you are good at as the company will not want to lose you in that role. -You will be forced to report to someone who cannot do your job, but insists they are the expert. Kronos shuns the idea that you should be able to do the job of the people you lead. -The executive team is embarrassing plain and simple. Nothing is done at the executive level to help the company. Only whining and wine-ing (criers and alcoholics). -High turnover. I had 13 bosses in 3 years. They job hop out of the company as soon as they realize the companies outlook. -This software company is inundated with non technical baby boomers. It is a software company where very few people in the company know the software (or are even capable of learning it due to being non technical.) So many worthless jobs have been added for these people to fill just increasing the amount of work value add employees have to do to keep it all afloat. -Kronos forges and falsifies employee feedback scores/ratings/reviews. Many of the positive glassdoor reviews are fake reviews left by the Kronos PR team. -Kronos realizes it cannot do "software" on its own. Many other companies take Kronos work and do it BETTER. They do it BETTER because they are not Kronos. Kronos is realizing this and will likely lay off their software implementers. -Kronos rewards the wrong departments. Sales are overly praised and the software/other areas of the company are hurt because of it. Its 2016, software sales = website, not people. Most of our customers are probably frustrated they have to deal with a non technical sales person at all. Stop throwing all of your eggs in the sales basket and give services/engineering some help. Kronos and the economy: -Sending jobs to overseas partners. -Purposely stays "Cash Rich" keeping the money out of circulation in the economy. -Buys up small players constantly to destroy innovation/competition. None of these companies survive after being bought.

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3 June 2026
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Pros

The company offers a convenient office location with plenty of nearby dining options and ample parking. The office environment is pleasant, with nice views that make in-office days more enjoyable. The hybrid work arrangement provides a good balance between collaboration and flexibility. Additionally, the organization has been supportive of using AI-powered development tools, which can help improve developer productivity and efficiency.

Cons

As a Senior Software Engineer, I found the company to have several challenges that made it difficult to be effective and grow professionally. The engineering culture can sometimes feel blame-oriented rather than focused on learning and continuous improvement. The software delivery process contains multiple layers of approvals and redundant steps, resulting in slow code promotion to production and reduced engineering velocity. Technical decisions made by senior leadership do not always align with modern engineering practices, which can make innovation and technology adoption more difficult. Recent organizational changes have also reduced the attractiveness of the benefits package. Additionally, bonus compensation is minimal and generally not a meaningful part of overall rewards. While there are talented colleagues and opportunities to work on large-scale systems, engineers who value fast execution, modern technology practices, and strong performance-based compensation may find the environment less appealing.

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