No adaptability - Manager Ally Financial Employee Review

1.0
Oct 28, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Resources for manager development, mid level pay and benefits.

Cons

Extremely disorganized, working with other department is miserable because everyone is overworked and bitter. Executive leadership is not realistic and shows no empathy toward employees. They do not listen to feedback and are not adaptable. Managers are expected to blindly follow orders and command their teams. Feedback and growth is not welcome here. I am burnt out from having to constantly micromanage my employees for trivial reasons (due to leadership commands). I have to monitor their in-office days and push for 3 days in the office with no exceptions or regard for differing circumstances. I have to assign high and unattainable levels of work due to the staffing shortage and budget cuts and have to put my team on PIPS for not being able to achieve the unachievable. Bonuses and raises are going to be nonexistent this year due to poor company strategy and revenue in lean times. Middle managers do what they can to keep morale going but employees are miserable and fed up.

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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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