Pros
I like my direct coworkers; some interesting ERG events
Cons
Return to office initative has turned the tides at Ally, and not for the better. Most employees could stomach the 3 days in the office, 2 remote that had been promised. However it is hard to justify the 4 day return for most of us. All of the reasons used to justify the 4 days (culture, mentorship, collaboration, because it's what Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan are doing (as if Ally is anywhere near the prestige of these banks; pure delusion from the c-suite)) are all excuses. It's all about power and control. Imagine having so much disdain for your employees that you would ask them for feedback, promise you would be flexible and hybrid, and then choose not to listen to them and force them to return to office basically full time just to prove that you could. Who would want to work for a company like that and why would anyone stay? These are the questions being openly discussed amongst your employees all day everyday. In non return to office cons I'll echo what others have said which are all very true: salary (low); bonus (lower); career growth (bad); micromanagement (very present); product offerings for customers (basic); working conditions (poor); office layout in Charlotte (horrific); culture (fake, distrustful, old school with a faux progressive lens plastered over it for marketing purposes); tech stack (outdated; use MS office suite for literally everything); benefits (OK but expensive) etc.
