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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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