Pros
You do get a paycheck. They are always hiring. If you are a weasel, snowflake, or tattletale, you should fit right in. If you know how to play the "working from home" card you can work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, and have over 3000 billable hours annually. Some long overdue retirements and resignations of some toxic and dysfunctional Managers and Directors have improved the office environment slightly. Despite what you read below, there are a few decent people working here.
Cons
The worst part about working at Pathstone is the toxicity and dysfunction in the office. It is really set up as a caste system with the managers and directors at the top and the lowly associates and senior associates (staff) at the bottom. Turnover is rampant. It is rare for a staff person to stay more than 2 years. For the staff, they have an "open" office plan to "facilitate collaboration." The only thing it facilitates is people trying to overhear something "offensive" so they can run whining and crying to the directors and tattle on them. It's called reporting. There's nothing like seeing a group of "adults" telling on each other like everyone is in the second grade. The next thing is the way the managers treat the staff. It is not uncommon to hear a director or manager screaming at the staff in front of the entire office, usually over something trivial or even non existent. They lose their composure over the slightest thing and have meltdowns constantly. The compensation is fair, but not when you consider the amount of hours you have to put in during busy season (July-Oct). The title of this review pretty much sums it up. Don't believe the benefits either: Unlimited PTO - Good Luck with that. When they had 20 days of PTO they got angry when you used the time you had accrued. Being "unlimited" doesn't help. The "bonus" - Again, when it is paid out, it is never as much as they advertise. Some people worked there several years and never got a bonus. At the end of the day these are rude, offensive, and dishonest people who simply do not care about how they treat the people working for them. They do not deserve your time or your hard work.
