Fall in line - Manager Ally Financial Employee Review

1.0
Apr 21, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Banking industry, good benefits, tries somewhat to care about diversity, pto is good.

Cons

They say the return to office is for the culture, but after returning to office, I am reminded after 5 years here that they really put the cult in culture. The company communications are filled propaganda. Meetings are filled with toxic positivity while the issues are ignored. Leaders use the same fake corporate speak repeatedly to try and force you to conform. They don’t value true contributions, learning differences, differing personalities etc… Fall in line like a robot or else. Leaders frequently use brainwashing cult language such as assimilate, dedicated, better together, etc…. The leaders in my department are all sexist men who don’t treat female employees equally. We don’t want to return to the corporate brainwashing office where we experience sexism, microaggressions, micromanaging, forced distracting socialization, no personal boundaries, constant disrespect, and classism/elitism. Stop stealing our time with forced commutes. The pay at Ally isn’t even that good. They always say they are an industry leading employer but that is far from true. Their pay is middle of the road, their flexibility with remote work is tight compared to industry competitors and other major employers, they only promote based on cliques and you will not get ahead if you don’t brow nose, become personal friends with a senior leader, work 60-hour weeks, become a mindless corporate drone, or are a white male. Leaders do not respect those beneath them and do not speak to us with respect. The old GMAC culture shines through. They try and force this young, hip, and inclusive culture but that is just surface level. They are the same outdated GMAC they always were in how they treat their employees.

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5.0
Jul 5, 2026
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Pros

Great culture, good compensation and benefits. Excellent management team, very supportive and interactive with the team.

Cons

Onboarding was a challenge due to IT’s lack of clear direction. The loan origination system crashes a lot.

1.0
Jul 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You get a bi-weekly paycheck.

Cons

The culture has tanked under new leadership over the last couple of years. It’s cutthroat, senior management keeps swapping out experienced leaders for their own people, same values, same bottom line only mindset. No one actually knows what they’re doing because everyone’s expected to do everything and own the fallout when it doesn’t work. Decisions get micromanaged or made behind closed doors about your own team, with no input. There’s constant pressure to cut expenses, and the target seems to double every month, at this rate it feels like the end is inevitable. Layoffs happen a few times a year now, two years running, and leadership straight up tells you it’s the new norm, so get used to it. Everyone knows it, everyone talks about it, and everyone’s living in fear. On top of that, you’re expected to work 12 hour days and answer emails on weekends, then get told you’re still not doing enough. It’s demoralizing. This is an awful place to work, and with the job market this bad, people can’t leave even though everyone’s looking. Feels like a sinking ship, and they deserve it for how they treat people.

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