On 90 Day Fiancé, Patrick Mendes has shown off a wealthy lifestyle that has left many fans curious about how he makes so much money. Patrick flexes his Rolex watch and Tesla car, and stated that he spent $10K on his partner Thaís Ramone's beauty treatments and shopping sprees during her first few weeks in the United States. While Patrick and Thaís have defended his work ethic, many franchise fans have uncovered what appears to be shady information about the company that Patrick works for.
Patrick stated on 90DF that he's in the home security system business. Thaís was asked by a fan to share details about his job on Instagram this week, although her answer unfortunately stirred up more speculation about exactly what Patrick does for a living. Thaís shared a post explaining how hard Patrick works, in response to a fan asking if he was working in an MLM (multi-level-marketing) scheme. While Thaís was unfamiliar with the term, many franchise fans are concerned that Patrick's business has a sort of pyramid scheme structure, which sees employees driving sales by bringing new people into the business. With MLMs, this is typically done to push products that benefit the people at the top of the chain, and fans speculate that Patrick is high up in the organization.
Patrick is listed as a recruiter for 90 Day Fiancé newcomer Patrick’s job is to get more people to the security installation team. He is listed as available to help people who would like to work for the company. Interested Vivint customers need to schedule phone consultations before having security systems customized and installed. However, many 90 Day Fiancé fans remain suspicious that Patrick’s company is actually fraudulent. Vivint was originally named APX Alarm Security Solutions, Inc. The company is not accredited by the Better Business Bureau. The trusted business review website lists the company as having a D- score, and an average customer rating of 1.08 out of 5 stars.
It appears that many customers have had issues with the company that 90DF star Patrick works for. The last three years saw customers filing 5,045 complaints, with 1,895 of these complaints being closed in the past year. Many of the reviews for the company claim that terrible or non-existent customer service is one of Vivint's major downfalls. Multiple commenters shared that canceling s is not easy, while there have also been contract issues. Many customers accused the Vivint representatives of only caring about money, which has led to them allegedly "swindling" customers. "This is a scam of a company and they are horrible. Run!!!!!!," one customer review on the Better Business Bureau website reads. Overall, many reviewers urged potential customers to steer clear of the company.
While Thaís defended Patrick and his work ethic, it appears that there is plenty of shady information about the company he works for. Despite the troublesome reviews, Patrick has boasted about his job, and shown off the luxury lifestyle that he is able to live due to his income from the company. Meanwhile, Thaís also enjoys reaping the benefits of Patrick's work, as she is accustomed to a glamorous lifestyle, and wasn't legally able to work in the United States when 90 Day Fiancé season 9 was filmed. Patrick has yet to address any fan allegations calling out the ethics of his company.
Sources: Vivint, Inc., Better Business Bureau