Do it wrong - UX Specialist Ally Financial Employee Review

1.0
Apr 27, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They pay us on time. Nice HSA contribution.

Cons

Where do I even start? Seeing the tagline "do it right" next to the ally logo is like a slap in the face. The only thing that ally leadership seems good at right now is creating a hostile, confusing, ineffectual workplace. They are so obsessed with the "butts in seats" mentality that they completely ignore the real problems that have our good talent running for the hills. If the job market wasn't so competitive right now, ally might not have any staff left at all. Managers have to beg for backfill when employees leave or are forced to run skeleton crews of increasingly burnt-out staff. They say budgets are tight, yet they'd rather run their current employees ragged than give up a sports sponsorship to cut costs. Wow, I'm sure glad we have a Nascar sponsorship! That really makes me feel better about doing the work of three people! Lately, they've been obsessing over attendance. Employees are judged on how long they are physically in the office and not on the quality of their work. They claim to offer "flexibility" but it's anything but. It's starting to feel like a big-brother situation. If we don't badge-in on time, we're labeled as "bad performers." Anyone seeking medical accommodations for wfh are faced with a humiliating and stressful request process before being denied outright or insulted with paltry "reasonable accommodations." This is made even more frustrating by the fact that they DO have full-remote employees and offices scattered across the country. Yup, makes total sense to deny medical wfh accommodations to someone on the east coast that works with the California team. GREAT culture making that person drive in and sit in a heinous open floorplan just to be on zoom with California or Texas all day. Good job, ally. I am so incredibly disappointed with the direction that ally has taken because it used to be a decent place to work. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. I guess that's one good thing that's come out of their hiring freeze. Less unsuspecting job hunters get lured into this disaster of a company.

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5.0
Jul 5, 2026
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CEO approval
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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
CEO approval
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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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