Looks good from outside but toxic! Run! - Instructional Designer Ally Financial Employee Review

1.0
Feb 16, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits such as student loan repayment, decent bonuses, 401k match and retirement

Cons

Auto Learning & Development - upper leaders (directors and up) totally out of touch - rampant favoritism, policies that make no sense, can’t be explained, and are not applied to all. No diversity. Promotions are not posted but handed out like candy to friends with no regard for qualifications or job performance. Some allowed to remain remote and others not. Constant chaos and reorganization that keeps staff off balance and focused on “what are they going to do next?” rather than on producing quality work. Pay is below industry averages. SOME - not all - forced to go back to office though job can be more effectively performed remotely. Department is rotting from the inside - not reflective of all departments at Ally.

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5.0
Jul 5, 2026
Recommend
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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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