Pasha Group Reviews

Pros

Still very much a family run company which treats the employees largely as if they are part of the family. Rare to find these days. Very supportive of taking care of what you need to as long as you make it up to the company appropriately.

Cons

Many employees have been there a very long time. The company has grown organically and there is much reorganizing that is occurring as it works to realign to the current business climate and prevailing practices.

Advice to Senior Management

Just keep remembering the people which form the basis for the company's success. Continue to be unafraid of making changes at all levels as necessary to improve the company's performance as well as the future of all of its employees.

Pros

The pay is at/above the market average and management is flexible with needed time off.
The company is conducting a much needed reorganization by outside consultants and will hopefully improve management.

Cons

There are ineffective managers overseeing departments that have no clue as to the duties being performed by their subordinates because they have no experience/knowledge of the field. This allows employees to do as they wish because they don't have a manger that knows more than what the employee tells him/her. Simply a poor management model which creates tension, frustration, mis-communication, and disgruntled employees

Advice to Senior Management

Objectively review current management and replace those that are incompetent; abolish the nepotism.

Pros

Wonderful senior executives and upper management. The family makes sure you are treated like one of their. They are not pretentious in any way or form and realize that it is part luck as well as opportunity to run a successful business.

Cons

Middle management struggles to find it's own identity. Some managers are given their post by proxy due to their loyalty to the family, this was quickly evident when my manager showed the lack of proper skills necessary to run the dept.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to what people say, perhaps it would even be suggested that you do what those Under Cover Boss executives are doing spend a week in the trenches you would quickly realize where the problems existed.

I would give this company a much higher rating if it wasn't for the Cons in the above statement.

Pros

Pasha is a great place to work, stable, family oriented, great benefits, conservative in corp culture, agressive in it's growth strategy. The company is on a growth curve, moving away from a mom-and-pop mentality to a more corporate governance mentality. There is increased focus on Process Improvement, and leveraging existing infrastructures for revenue growth.

Cons

There is an area of growing pain that needs to be addressed. There are still some old guard managers, who depend on their connections to the Pasha family for their job security. One manager in particular shows a pattern of demeaning her staff, stunting growth, and shows a lack of vision. There is a perception with employees that the Pasha's are growing the company, but the staff is being shoeboxed, using the economy as an excuse for job contraction.

Advice to Senior Management

see Cons above. Keep up the good work with growing the company. But don't allow internal alliances and the economy to deflate employee moral. There are some valuable and loyal people on staff who want to expand their role within the company.

Pros

Numerous business units, each with its own personality. Steady paycheck, Benifits not bad. Things are more formal at main office. There is some opportunity for advancment, depending on location.

Cons

Minmal appreciation of effort. Salaries low compared to other companies. Little loyalty to veteran managers by upper managment. Benifits shrinking every year. Bonuses raises affected by performance of other units.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay better attention to what people are doing for you. Cost cuts at the bottom dont seem to be matched by reduction in lifestyle at top.

Pros

Family atmosphere and excellent compensation; lots of team building activity and company activities. Good co-workers and managers. Intelligent, fun people.

Cons

My observations found them to be much more self protective than other companies, great lengths to avoid remotest potential liability.

Advice to Senior Management

First, keep up the good work! Mentor; Recognize proactive players; Don't burn bridges, former employees can help your reputation, return as assets.