Benefits & Culture Eroding - Uncertain Future - Anonymous employee UKG Employee Review

3.0
Oct 23, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Kronos is in the midst of a transformation, lots of innovation occurring. Product and services model is being transformed very rapidly and in very positive ways. The value proposition is high for the potential client.

Cons

This year's sales kick off was a disappointment. Certain reps that had a banner year were not recognized for their individual contribution. In the past, for certain blockbuster deals, Kronos recognized and even awarded the entire team that contributed. Those deals were not even mentioned, or their teams awarded. Instead, Kronos awarded only one individual in each vertical. Kronos has quietly pared back it's benefits, for example, it appears that the top tier employees have lost a year of vacation through a non-publicized policy revision. Advancement it difficult at Kronos, it's very easy to get pigeon holed by management into a particular role. It seems that very few people get promoted outside their position to doing something completely new or different. Kronos has an uncertain future as it was nearly sold a couple years ago. Held by a private equity firm and is currently beyond the "typical" holding period. Employees are not being given any equity participation in a potential sale or IPO at this time, even though the company has been growing and consistently profitable.

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Great benefits from medical to 401k

Cons

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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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