Great Place Not to Work (don't stay long) - Senior Software Engineer UKG Employee Review

2.0
24 Dec 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

it is local, entry-level career start, a ship to jump to if yours is sinking, you will not be bored especially with all the hype.

Cons

Why Kronos Miss the Mark: A True Great Place to Work is: At its core, this is about people. It is not about book signings, ping pong tables, surveys, tokens, lollipops, white bikes, constant corporate propaganda(used for recruiting new and then weeding out long loyalist). Kronos is really about the "yearly bottom line for all the investors". Challenges from industry-wide changes are not resolved only with strategic plans and board meetings. They require buy-in at every organizational level to be effective. Supporting all employees in the "right ways" is essential whenever an organization reinvents the way it does business. Hence beware: Silent Lay Offs can occur every year! The overall HR value: lame duck - like most shops. They can appear to listen, no value add but they can turn on you indirectly. They also are protecting the bottom line. HR will also do nothing about poor/bad managers. When true "great places to work" companies are much better(honest) at communication in times of change, employees are more productive and motivated. Employees that are consistently informed about important issues and changes are four times more likely to: Look forward to coming to work. Not worried about being laid off. They know they are working at a great place and don't need constant reminders. Twice as likely to give extra work and the time as employees who are not kept in the loop. Another key element is Krono's weak middle management in which Kronos upper management is blind(& detached) too. Usually, the consensus is: it is better to work for a great boss/manager in a crappy company than work for a horrible manager in an alleged good company. Some on this info came from Paul Thallner - Fortune 500 Mag. article .

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1.0
25 June 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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