Going downhill rapidly - Executive Director Ally Financial Employee Review

2.0
Nov 12, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

GMAC has managed to attain banking status. This may position it to survive in the auto finance world going forward.

Cons

The new management has brought in over 100 former employees of Bank of America and is in the process of migrating the corporate headquarters to Charlotte, NC. Legacy GMAC employees feel like their experience which formerly was an asset is now a liability. There is very little respect by the new management and employees for those who actually know how GMAC's business should work. The new employees seem to be set loose to create their own jobs which frequently overlap or conflict with the jobs of others. There is no clearly articulated strategy of GMAC is going to thrive in the future. As of October 2009, morale (at least in Detroit) was miserable.

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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
Recommend
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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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