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Patrick Engineering

Acquired by RINA

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Patrick Engineering Sr. Project Manager reviews

3.5

69% would recommend to a friend

(5 total reviews)
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Alberto Cavaggioni

100% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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5 reviews
2.0
Oct 6, 2023
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Pros

Great individual contributor culture; good pay; decent benefits; successful, long-term consulting firm; remote opportunities; company overall has been charitable; multiple locations - Chicago, Boston, Columbus, etc.; greater opportunities now that company has been acquired by RINA.

Cons

good pay until your team sales are down at which point high salary = under scrutiny; same good old boys club in upper management and executives; middle management weak and insecure (think ghosting, exclusion, lack of leadership skills, lacking communication); too numbers-focused vs attention to the real issues that cause problems; vacation allocation is mediocre; no sick time (must use PTO); low raises; career paths are ill-defined (if at all defined) in some areas; lack of empowerment for lower-level employees; pockets of high turnover;

4.0
Aug 31, 2023

Optimistic Outlook

Recommend
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Pros

Patrick has recently been acquired by Rina Consulting. This transition marks an important moment for the company as Rina has access to more capital and diverse projects than previous. The new company is also taking steps to improve culture and clean up some of the previous issues that occurred under leadership for the last few years. The company has retained much of its talent and the doers and support staff are great to work with. It will take some time, but under Rina leadership the outlook is positive.

Cons

- the company has experienced high turnover due to poor leadership prior to the acquisition. This has created undue stress to those remaining to continue to provide the same level of care and delivery as compared to previous. - benefits could be better, however most times the base compensation offsets what is lacking. - while the long term future looks optimistic, there are bound to be growing pains in the short term.

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Patrick Engineering Response
2y
Thank you for providing these comments about working at Patrick - now a RINA company! I agree that the acquisition has brought some apprehension AND that overall we're still optimistic about the future. I am confident I speak the leaders of Patrick and RINA when I say we appreciate your outlook and commitment to the combined future. Sarah Sontheimer Director, Human Resources
5.0
Aug 29, 2022

Highly Recommend

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Pros

I've been with Patrick for over 8 years and have been continually put in interesting and rewarding roles that suit my talents and passions. Though a smaller firm, it really packs a punch with the intelligent and "out of the box" thinkers. Through various times of change, they've always stayed to true to main core values of "Smart People. Bright Ideas. Powerful Results.". There is a mutual trust and loyalty with my managers, which I had not experienced at previous employers. Compensation and opportunities have been great. My experience is very different than the negative reviews on here, so much so that I created an account to write this.

Cons

Client diversification could be better. A little more communication regarding future direction and/or staff changes. However, Patrick is very self-aware. The cons are recognized and efforts are made to change for the better of its people/product and their clients.

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Patrick Engineering Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your employment experience here! We appreciate your contributions to our values and client success that are so important to us. I look forward to growing and incorporating new and varying clients in our future. Please let your division leadership or Human Resources know if you'd ever like to discuss other ideas for the organization. Sarah Sontheimer Director, Human Resources
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