Bad manager Good company - Principal Software Engineer UKG Employee Review

2.0
6 Dec 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

401k match is where it ends. PTO is a joke - I had to resign (made to leave) as I could not get sufficient PTOs

Cons

1. PTO depends on manager and so unlimited PTO is a joke. My manager was absolutely adamant at not granting me required PTOs even though I gave multiple options. This is coming from an employee who did not take a total of even 8 days off for last 1.5 years in the company. Believe me I was requesting PTOs to visit my family who were in severely ill due to COVID. 2. Manager would be unavailable multiple times during the standup, and the. day you are unavailable you will be asked to give an explanation. I have always explained before the standup and a night before as well why I will not be part of standup. Last 1.5 year in the company - I missed standup just 5 times and always informed before. 3. Manager accusing of keeping camera off in meetings ??? Was there a video meeting, sorry I do not see anyone using their camera - why me being singled out ? 4. BA not sure of the story and when you ask the manager (who created the story) to explain - you are being told for disturbing people. 5. And after all this - manager is not ready to give PTO because there will be stress in the team :) 6. I was even accused of misleading the manager for requesting the PTOs. This happens when you make junior people manager who do not actually have experience handling the team. I do not know if they have pressure from the top management or is it something they always do.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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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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