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Noah Breslow
134 Ratings
Pros
There is an amazing sense of work-life balance (in 18 reviews)
We stick to our genuine and primary mission of serving small businesses with working capital and lines of credit (in 22 reviews)
Cons
Left my job prior to come work for OnDeck in 2016 because I was pitched that the company is growing with great opportunity and career path (in 7 reviews)
The work life balance is odd - there are definitely cliques that can be hard to break through as an employee (in 6 reviews)
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"Lucky to be part of this team"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at OnDeck full-time (More than a year)
Pros
CEO Noah Breslow is brilliant, friendly, transparent, and optimistic. It's a pleasure to see him around the office.
Building opportunities for small business owners is very rewarding
Complete benefits
Generous vacation policiesCons
Stuck in a no-mans land between startup and publicly traded bank.
Negative public guidance has hurt morale.
Disconnect between teams leads to different people on different teams within the company doing the same work.Advice to Management
Resume weekly happy hours- even if food supplied is limited. It's a great way to improve company cohesion and keep the team feeling valued.
Expand portfolio planning to other teams who have no idea what's going on around the company.
Aggressively solicit feedback on room for company improvement with lunches that include a member of senior management and several people from different teams within the company.OnDeck 2017-04-22 05:11 PDT ![OnDeck Logo]()
"Employee"
StarStarStarStarStarPros
Smart people, good benefits, some parts of the culture.
Cons
Recent layoffs, uncertainty of the market, etc
OnDeck 2017-07-03 08:41 PDT![OnDeck Logo]()
"Sales"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at OnDeck full-time
Pros
Great people to work with for the most part.
Cons
Sales commissions changes are too constant and never for the benefit of the Sales employee. You are hired making a certain amount only to have the commission cut drastically throughout quarters, making you have to suddenly flounder with monthly personal expenses which is not conducive for someone with a family.
Advice to Management
Get new management or train managers to improve in their job skills. Management is very inexperienced and prefers to lay the blame on why "sales is not hitting their numbers" on the sales individual and their supposed "lack of good time management" as opposed to researching better methods for sales to achieve their goals with the constant change in commission plans which creates a huge disconnect between the sales executives and the managers. Managers should be well versed in addressing target issues rather than shooting out "positive morning quotes" or playing raffles to win t-shirts, gift cards, etc. The company does not need a ringmaster for its workers, it needs experiences Sales Managers and Directors.
OnDeck 2017-07-12 10:48 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Good Company, could be great again"
StarStarStarStarStarApproves of CEOI worked at OnDeck full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great industry, culture, people, and company
Cons
Some internal issues to figure out
OnDeck 2017-06-11 17:17 PDTHelpful (9)
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"Exodus of tech talent and institutional knowledge"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at OnDeck full-time
Pros
- Tuition reimbursement
- PTO policyCons
OnDeck used to be a great place to work out. However, after two rounds of layoffs, the company is seeing lots of attrition and a sizable amount of institutional and tech knowledge leaving the front door.
The company is now focused on short-term goals to the detriment of intermediate and long term goals. Appears that leadership is making short-term adjustments in the hopes company will get acquired.Advice to Management
Morale is low. Attrition has been recently high, especially on certain teams. Why is that?
Try and keep your dev teams happy. Don't be surprised if some of your tech teams start falling apart.OnDeck 2017-06-22 19:24 PDTHelpful (5)
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"Unfair at times but overall good people to work with"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at OnDeck full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Everyone is very chilled out. This place isn't stuffy at all. Nice offices. Get to work on big projects with a lot of autonomy.
Cons
People work 4 hr days and get promotions. Others work super hard on high level projects that make big changes and don't get anything after years.
Advice to Management
Promote those who do well. Don't allow some people to work so little and get rewarded.
OnDeck 2017-06-06 12:57 PDTHelpful (11)
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"Good people, bad business, mis-management"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at OnDeck full-time (More than a year)
Pros
good work life balance, free drinks and snacks, nice office and smart people
Cons
Not really a tech business, taken too much risk to fuel growth, now paying the price.
Bonus structure does not reward top performanersAdvice to Management
stop pretending to be a tech company
OnDeck 2017-05-22 20:47 PDTHelpful (10)
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"Going thru the awkward teenage years."
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at OnDeck full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Real sense of mission and purpose at the company. The team genuinely wants to help small businesses. There are some very talented individuals who work at OnDeck. There are also some very talented long-term executives at this company. Most members of the management team are genuine and want to make the company a great place to work.
The company offers great benefits - tuition reimbursement, a generous maternity/paternity leave, 401k, and lots of training. I know it is pretty popular to trash an HR team but the team hear is thoughtful, direct, and caring. They seem genuine and motivated to help the employee base.Cons
The company has a very defined mission to help small businesses but there is no unified vision for how the company does it. The technology systems need significant upgrade. The management team gets easily distracted and jumps from project to project without executing an initiative to completion or to a place that couldn't be called MVP. The management team 3 years ago was smart, aspirational, and seemed to work well together. Some of Noah's more recent executive hires are terrible. It is a running joke in the company that one particular leader falls asleep regularly in meetings and is constantly vaping.
Big company politics are becoming more prevalent. It is more of a cut throat fight to get things prioritized. No one understands how the prioritization process happens or why certain things get momentum.
There is no accountability on the management team for mistakes of the past or real acknowledgement of mistakes. Noah's optimism gets the best of him and it feels like he doesn't understand how serious some of the issues in the company are.
The attrition is incredible. Some teams are down 50% in 5 months. The best and most respected executives have been leaving over the last 9 months and that is telling about how they feel about the organization.Advice to Management
Get a vision. Tell us how we are going to change the SMB market. Pay attention to the areas where there is a lot of attrition - there is probably a reason. Create a policy of no napping during meetings.
OnDeck 2017-06-13 10:17 PDT![OnDeck Logo]()
"Proceed with caution"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at OnDeck full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Benefit package is decent, work/life balance fine if you make a commitment to it, plenty of extra curricular activities available per office
Cons
Frat house esque work environment, preferential treatment and favoritism is pretty rampant, lots of constant restructuring
Advice to Management
Please be honest and frank with your employees. Monitor your managers to avoid favoritism. Culture is great, BUT it should not be allowed to interfere with work!
OnDeck 2017-06-12 14:24 PDT![OnDeck Logo]()
"Know before you go"
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Doesn't RecommendI worked at OnDeck full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great opportunity to make a big check if you're willing to grind it out day in and day out.
Cons
Company is going through a lot of changes. Already 2 rounds of lay-offs this year. Work-life balance is not their main goal, nor is being transparent with their employees. Know the ins and outs before taking a position here.
OnDeck 2017-06-05 13:48 PDT
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