Online Trading Academy Reviews

Pros

have a really good product, if you are a people person you can really make a difference, depending on the role you can make a good living and learn to trade too

Cons

corp. has to change how they help centers and get tuition in line with current economic reality. Some work balance issues -lot of evening calls and weekends in center

Pros

Mmmmm, can’t think of any

Cons

Well, after reading through the reviews, I can say that they saw their approval rating was down so I’m sure they did another round of “fill out a survey about how great we are or else” so they can try to make everyone think they are as awesome as they think they are. Sexist management, big egos on C-level, if you do the job you were hired but your manager feels threatened …you are fired.

Pros

Seemingly unlimited PTO and free education.

Cons

The upper management was never receptive to anyone.

Pros

The people that I worked with was definitely the best part of my job. Supported one another as a team.

Cons

Job ended and location closed.

Pros

The people were nice, it felt nice when students did well, website was easy to use.

Cons

There are no benefits, you work every weekend, corporate doesn't care to help, and sometimes it felt like the sales tactics were too pushy.

Pros

Education is effective (extremely overpriced though) Pre-FTC perks included free breakfast and lunches, car washes Genuinely good co-workers trying to do right by students

Cons

Where do I begin..... Google "Online Trading Academy FTC"....entire corporate office was laid off with 24 hours notice, no severance and missing paycheck from past two weeks Lack of professional HR - no onboarding, no performance reviews or opportunities for salary increases, professional growth plans. Bonus payouts often delayed and many hourly employees not fairly compensated Dying biz model.....entire business ruled by small-shop franchise owners who refuse to pivot to online business models (in a post-Covid world) to protect their brick and mortar business Mid-size company run like a poorly functioning start-up with words such as "duck tape and binder twine" and "skunkworks" often thrown around with pride "Kool-aid culture".....company prides itself on culture of love with uncomfortable hugging practice while hammering employees to fill out "best place to work" award surveys Workers who are still at the company are at the end of their career or can't find work elsewhere due to lack of skills acquired at company Company crawling out of a major lawsuit settlement and rebuilding. Not a place to grow a career. Leadership team did not take the FTC investigation seriously enough and rather attempting to settle, decided to countersue instead leading to entire company laid off Franchisees are hurting. Be prepared to deal with that aftermath coming at all angles

Pros

Wonderful Company Benefits, Beautiful offices, Good opportunity to learn to trade, Willing to be your first step into the financial industry, Good training programs if your franchise is willing to send you

Cons

Favoritism, some locations or teams are definitely "boys clubs" or leads aren't allocated fairly based on performance and skill but based on favoritism. High stress job if not meeting your sales quotas, full commission with a draw position. Some franchise owners are sexist or morally not so great, probably should vet their franchise owners better. Just went through an FTC lawsuit they barely came out of. May be better now post FTC lawsuit, but need to pay better attention to what some of their "top salespeople" are promising people. The education is good, no need to overpromise or lie.