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" We are not just coworkers at Ultimate. We are family.
An amazing, talented family. In fact, I married a fellow
UltiPeep, and almost the whole Business Intelligence
team came to my wedding, plus peeps from other teams.
We work hard and play harder in true UltiStyle!"
—Megan, Software Test Engineer
COLLABORATION IS THE SECRET
INGREDIENT THAT DRIVES
INNOVATION IN OUR PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES. ULTIMATE SOFTWARE
ENCOURAGES COLLABORATION
WITH OPEN WORKSPACES, AND
COMPLEMENTS THOSE WITH
AREAS FOR PRIVACY, ENERGY
RENEWAL, AND CAMARADERIE.
FREQUENT OFF-SITE TEAM GET-
TOGETHERS AND FUN TRIPS
THAT INCLUDE FAMILIES ADD TO
OUR SENSE OF WELL-BEING AND
PASSION TO DO OUR BEST WORK
FOR THE ENTIRE ULTIMATE FAMILY.
COLLABORATION, BALANCE, CAMARADERIE, FAMILY
P I C T U R E D O N T H E C O V E R A N D T H I S P A G E : R Y A N , A N R F P C O N S U LT A N T, R I D I N G M O T O C R O S S , A L W A Y S S P O R T I N G T H E U LT I L O G O O N H I S B I K E
Our open spaces encourage
spontaneous talking with our
coworkers, debating about the
best ways to create solutions.
Throughout our work areas,
we have white boards, yellow
boards, and writable desktops
where we can rough out ideas
to share with others.
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A N E N G I N E E R ' S I N S P I R I N G N O T E O N Y E L L O W B O A R D T O C O W O R K E R S
COLLABORATION, THE ESSENCE OF OUR WORK
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Ultimate Software is our home away from home. Upholstered chairs
and sofas, strategically placed throughout our workspaces, add to
the feeling of intimacy and comfort. They are great spots to have
small-group, spontaneous conversations. One UltiPeep speaks
for many when he says that his favorite thing about Ultimate is its
“corporate intimacy.”
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P L U G G I N G I N T O C H A I R S A N D W O R K I N G T H R O U G H A P R O B L E M
LEATHER CHAIRS FOR RELAXED COLLABORATING
Keeping everyone informed of our latest news, progress on objectives,
and future plans is a high priority at all levels of Ultimate Software. In
addition to CEO Scott’s quarterly emails and frequent visits with groups
of employees, our people hear from our CTO and CSO quarterly as well,
and from division leaders more often. Many of our executives, like our Sr.
Director of Managed Services, hold Town Hall meetings and broadcast
them live online so all remote employees can participate at the same time.
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COMMUNICATING OFTEN WITH THE WHOLE TEAM
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We have small rooms for private phone calls; individual work spaces
if workers need time away from others who are collaborating;
lockers for personal items; mommy rooms for expectant and
new mothers; and even a private, sound-proof room for practicing
a new presentation, complete with mirror, podium, and audience
on the wallpaper watching.
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SPACES FOR MORE PRIVACY
We have some calming
experiences that are
built into our days,
requiring little effort
from us, like viewing a
very large fish tank as
we walk down the hall
or visiting our Italian
café where the ceiling
is decorated with a
replica of the Vatican’s
Sistine Chapel. We also
have treadmills with
table attachments for
people to work and stay
fit at the same time.
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CALMING INFLUENCES AT WORK
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Ultimate Software makes many wellness and personal balancing activities
available to UltiPeeps on site at our offices. We have aromatic massage
rooms with professionally trained masseuses; meditation and yoga
classes; and wellness training led by our Wellness Coach.
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON SITE
Food is abundant at Ultimate Software. Our motto is: Any
excuse to have fun food. Sometimes, it’s about nourishment.
Other times, it’s just about a break. A moment to get up and
enjoy one another…and talk about how we’re eating too much.
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FOOD, FOOD, AND MORE FOOD
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To balance our hard work, we take breaks and play games that are
on site to help us relieve the stress of continuous working. Just
knowing we have a game room to visit shows us that our leaders
trust us to get our work done even if we take a break to play a game
or two. We happen to think that breaks revitalize and reenergize.
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GAMES WE PLAY ON BREAKS
A golf green is one
of the more unusual
additions to our new
office building in
Weston. We’ve had
other games around for
many years—foosball,
NERF basketball, ping
pong, bowling with
inflated balls, and
cornhole. In fact, we
have some diehard
cornhole players in
Alpharetta who keep
their cornhole boards
in the center of the
hallway, ready to go at a
moment’s notice in case
anyone needs a quick
break. The rest of us
just walk around them.
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MORE GAMES WE ENJOY
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O U R D A I LY L I V E S
UltiPeeps delight in unexpected
moments of levity. From floating
an inflated shark through the
office to putting Post-It notes all
over a manager’s workspace,
nothing seems out of bounds.
On Fridays in our Atlanta office,
UltiPeeps do the Wobble…and at
any one of our offices, at any time,
you might see a dart-gun battle.
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FUN STUFF ULTIPEEPS DREAM UP
Birthday celebrations are a sign of the pervasive feeling of
camaraderie and caring at Ultimate Software. Sometimes
it involves simply decorating a fellow UltiPeep’s cube, other
times it’s a group celebration. And we always have large
monthly birthday cakes for all those born in a particular
month, with circulated lists of celebrants’ names.
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
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Our teams like to strengthen collaborative skills, camaraderie, and
communication by going off site to create something together. For the last
couple of years, cooking and eating what they’ve cooked at a commercial
kitchen is one of our most popular events. Painting together under the
guidance of a professional painter is also a popular team activity.
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CREATING STUFF TOGETHER AS TEAMS OFF SITE
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U LT I P E E P S I N R AG N A R R E L AY COV E R I N G 200 - I S H M I L E S A S A T E A MTEAM-BUILDING
SPORTING EVENTS
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Participating in sporting events is a favorite pastime of our teams for building a positive, competitive spirit. Plus, working out together encourages fitness and wellness.
Our leaders reward us with trips to fun vacation spots, and include family
members in on the fun. Several of our Weston teams visit Walt Disney
World or Universal Orlando Resort every year or two, with hotel rooms,
a special dinner, and park passes paid for by Ultimate. Our Sales people
who make quota often celebrate with an annual getaway to Atlantis Resort
Paradise Island in the Bahamas or another exotic location, and other
teams travel to California resorts.
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S C O O B Y D O O H U G G I N G J A S O N ’ S S O N
FAMILY MEMBERS INCLUDED ON REWARD TRIPS
A visitor to Ultimate
Software once said, “I’ve
never seen so many
company shirts on people!”
No wonder. Our teams,
large and small, design
their own shirts with our
UltiLogo and pass them
out at team events, and
UltiPeeps can also buy
them at our online store.
So, you will see company
shirts in neon green, every
shade of blue, black, red,
maroon, orange, yellow,
white, gray, and more.
Some are polo style, some
are T-shirts, and then there
are the hats. UltiPeeps and
their families wear them
all proudly.
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ULTIFAMILY PRIDE
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O U R D A I LY L I V E S
L E X I W E A R I N G S H I R T S H E P I C K E D O U T T O G O W I T H U LT I H A T S I N C E H E R M O M W O R K S H A R D B U T H A S ” F U N A L L D A Y ”
Our family members are embraced as part of the
UltiFamily. One sign of that inclusion is Ultimate
Software paying 100% of the premium for family
members’ healthcare, dental, prescription, and
vision coverage, just like for employees. Other
signs are how warmly they are welcomed at work
and how comfortable they are in our offices and
participating in our events.
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U LT I P E E P ’ S D A U G H T E R J O I N I N G M O M A T W O R K O N D A Y W I T H O U T B A B Y S I T T I N G
L E I L A ’ S W H O L E F A M I LY J O I N I N G I N T H E C O R P O R A T E R U N
ULTIMATE AS ONE BIG FAMILY