Great company that is struggling to adapt - Senior Specialist Ally Financial Employee Review

3.0
Jul 26, 2022
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Pros

Ally has historically had a great culture but adaptation has stalled since 2020. The CEO fails to accept the reality that workers no longer want to commute into in an office and sit at a desk all day. The pandemic has allowed us to reevaluate our priorities. Our quality of life, extra time with family, less spending on fuel and car maintenance, environmental impact, time savings, etc. all outweigh the culture that Ally offers. As the CEO continues his push for returning to the office, more and more skilled employees will leave. The company continuously boasts about quarter-over-quarter record earnings, customer growth, and customer retention, which has all occurred with employees working from home. We've collectively proven that we can be just as efficient in a remote environment so I'm baffled at why the CEO is so adamant about us working in person. Culture and employee expectations are changing and I fear that Ally will soon fall victim to the "adapt or die" theory.

Cons

Outdated views on remote work Lower pay than industry standards

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

The culture has tanked under new leadership over the last couple of years. It’s cutthroat, senior management keeps swapping out experienced leaders for their own people, same values, same bottom line only mindset. No one actually knows what they’re doing because everyone’s expected to do everything and own the fallout when it doesn’t work. Decisions get micromanaged or made behind closed doors about your own team, with no input. There’s constant pressure to cut expenses, and the target seems to double every month, at this rate it feels like the end is inevitable. Layoffs happen a few times a year now, two years running, and leadership straight up tells you it’s the new norm, so get used to it. Everyone knows it, everyone talks about it, and everyone’s living in fear. On top of that, you’re expected to work 12 hour days and answer emails on weekends, then get told you’re still not doing enough. It’s demoralizing. This is an awful place to work, and with the job market this bad, people can’t leave even though everyone’s looking. Feels like a sinking ship, and they deserve it for how they treat people.

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