Pros
Difficult to ascribe pros. I suppose company co-workers have developed tremendous, meaningful relationships in the way soldiers in trenches or patients in tuberculosis clinics might. It is such a horrible, dysfunctional environment wherein we cling to one another to validate our sanity. Beyond the work environment, none of the leadership has any idea how to run a business. Even their questions are embarrassing.
Cons
Where would I even begin? It would be easy to call the owner/CEO names, but beyond her volatility, unprofessionalism and demeaning condescension, she is classless, unpredictable and the most egomaniacal person I’ve ever known – and I am no stranger to corporations or egos. Worse than her personality, however, is her complete lack of business acumen. You may wonder how she came to be successful and wealthy, but it had more to do with law suits and salesmanship than it did her ability to manage a business. She truly has no idea what she’s doing in nearly every respect, surrounding herself with pedigreed yes-men whose primary skill set is sycophancy. These “management teams” are beyond pitiful, where the ability to suck-up supersedes any potential contribution to the Patriarch companies they are supposed to support. Truly, these minions are the hallmark of meaninglessness in a micro-managed, dying company. As a hiring agent, if you ever see a resume from someone in a leadership role at Patriarch Partners, avoid them like the plague. Having an empty chair would produce greater results than management from a Patriarch alumnus. Frankly, I could deal with her ego if she wasn’t so bad at running a business. Still, her mania does something to you far beyond what you would imagine. If you think you are tough and thick-skinned and this review must be written by a newbie or a soft shell, think again. Patriarch is a grinding, poisonous, festering lesion, populated (at the highest levels) by men and women who aren’t very bright, but insist they are. Somewhere inside them, however, they must know they aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed, because they continue to suffer her abuse as cowards and water carriers, instead of actually proving themselves elsewhere.
