Mouthpieces keep babbling about needing to be "One Company".
News flash. The worker bees dont care about which legacy org they came from. Someone at the top made up that excuse to explain poor results.
The issue is that the new version of the company has no heart and no vision. It's run like a grocery store working low margins.
@OP so true! it's a cold company that wants to be cool and hip
The board was making the key decisions long before the merger. The board ki-led them both. And they still are.
Ultimate was destroyed by Kronos. I explain why.
Did Kronos share Ultimate Software's benefits or culture? No, is the response. Kronos lacked annual company vacation, unlimited paid time off, RSU, employee clubs, and complete health insurance for staff members and their families. No weekly free food. No direct conversation open with C-level.
C-level and employees at Ultimate Software can get together for a cigar and some fun. Employees at Ultimate Software are never laid off—only fired (who did something wrong and violated company policy or criminal. Every once two weeks, the C-level would meet with non-management staff to get their feedbacks. Many promotions took place each year (the Top 1 outstanding performer could get a Rolex, yes a real Rolex). They also provided flights to its headquarters in Weston, Florida, from all around the world. More than 60% of workers work remotely, yet the business is still successful.
The previous CEO of Kronos, Aron. Were you aware that all of his assets were invested in Kronos? Did you realize that your emails will be monitored by the Mimecast Outlook email system? Aron is one of the board members. He was the one who informed Kronos that we should hire workers from other countries since US workers were spending too much money (the NDA was signed that's why you guys didn't know the truth).
As a result, Chris Todd, who is also a poor leader, inherited and accepted responsibility.
If you’re looking for someone to blame, it’s Blackstone. Private equity ruins everything it touches
It doesn’t matter if it was Kronos or Ultimate. Both companies do not exist anymore. It is now UKG, which stands for
Unlimited
Kindless
Greed.
To whoever replied, you are wrong.
Kronos did not destroy Ultimate. Kronos was a great company. The greedy people who put them together and morphed them into the unrecognizable mess they are now are the problem. Do not blame Kronos. This is as sad to those who were Kronites as it is to you former Ultipeeps.
Kronos destroyed Ultimate