An extremely dissapointing 9 year experience. - Senior IT Leader Ally Financial Employee Review

2.0
Aug 20, 2009
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Pros

At the time, the market potential was limitless and ideas on tapping that market were plentiful. Commaraderie amongst peers within organizations was better than most other companies I worked.

Cons

Extremely poor communications and project execution. One of the significant contributors to their downfall; it will take a career lifetime for them to become relevent again (and as profitable as they once were). Overall, poor leadership with significant pay differential between management and individual contributors; yet, they pressure individual contributors continuously with little reward.

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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.

2.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

Hybrid schedule is reasonable, with only three days a week required in office. Benefits are decent and we have a fairly new office building is a nice.

Cons

Don’t be fooled by Glassdoor’s rating. It likely reflects the old Ally, not the company it is today. Ally used to be a great place to work, with strong culture, meaningful work, and real innovation. They used to pride themselves on culture, and now it’s the worst I’ve seen it. There have been significant leadership changes, with many of the leaders who made Ally great shown the door. Round after round of layoffs has everyone whispering about who’s next, and the people who remain here are stuck cycling through failed re-orgs meant to “fix” the department. It’s gotten bad enough that I know people actively hoping to get cut just to walk away with severance. If it doesn’t get better soon, I might be hoping to be let go myself. I can’t recommend it the way I once would have.

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