Very Bureaucratic - Senior Financial Analyst Ally Financial Employee Review

2.0
Jun 24, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The PTO time is good, the benefits are good, and the 401k match is phenomenial--they match 100% up to 6% of your salary. You have to work here a year before you are eligible to enroll, but then you are vested immediately, which is very nice. They usually let you leave early before major holidays, and Friday's are pretty casual. Most of my peers are nice, smart people that you can learn from--I wish the same could be said for management!

Cons

ahh, the downside to working here. Let's see--zero work-life balance if you work in Finance. Basically, if there is a presentation due on a certain day, be prepared to work day and night to get it done. It's horrible to work here during Business Plan--for about three months straight you work 50-80 hours a week and no one ever says thank you. They have not given raises since 2008...and none are expected for 2011 either---so that is 3 years without a raise. So what is the reward for working long hours, busting butt, and doing well? Management has told me "you get to keep your job." What an awful thing to say to someone who is reliable, hard working, and smart. Also, it's not what you know, it's who you know. If you kiss the right butt and ride on the right coat tails, you're golden, regardless of skill set/knoweldge/intelligence. Working smarter and more efficiently is actually discouraged my upper management. Their mentality is pretty much "don't ask questions, just do what I say." That is not the type of environment where people learn, thrive, and grow.

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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

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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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