Irrational - Anonymous Ally Financial Employee Review

1.0
Oct 10, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Not many pros that are competitive or realistic.

Cons

Ally has irrational expectations of employees and doesn't provide much benefit to weigh this out for employee satisfaction. The workload is ridiculous and unrealistic but Ally refuses to hire the people needed so they can save money. The CEO preaches essentialism and won't staff appropriately due to costs but then blows money on new offices instead of allowing any remote work. The offices are awful for productivity. The coworkers have no motivation and are miserable so everyone is constantly at each other's throats. You will not be treated with respect by seniors here. Ally is not trustworthy, they promised flexibility in remote work and immediately yanked it away. 4 days in the office with no expectations and no flexibility, regardless if any of your team is actually at the same site. That is not flexible and that is not a hybrid position like they are listing in job postings. Leadership is arrogant, inaccessible, demeaning, and out of touch. They preach for us to work harder, how being in the office is great, and that we need to do more with less. Yet they work from a position of privilege and don't even attempt to understand the experience of the people who do the real work. They are remote while their teams are not allowed flexibility. They sit in meetings at home all day and breath down our back to always do more, more, more. Then they get preachy in meetings that we are not doing enough. The pay here is low compared to the industry and the culture is fake and toxic. Their is no true benefit to working here unless you have no other options.

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