Dysfunctional. Disorganized. Deceitful. - Network Engineer Ally Financial Employee Review

1.0
Oct 29, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You get the chance to say you work for a Fortune 500 Banking culture leaves at 5pm on the dot or even earlier

Cons

• Dysfunctional - Teams are led by legacy BofA management and are not effective at leading. Senior leadership have had a long time to improve communication, team morale and process, but have moved the needle very little on improvements. Practically every department from Marketing, to Tech, to Home Loans and Auto do not know what the other is doing. Senior leadership have Senior Product Managers that have little to no product experience. Many Senior leaders take the "bullying" approach to management and seldom are called out for it. If they are called out nothing will be done. • Disorganized - They will change HR representatives faster than you can keep up. There is little to no on-boarding process, and managers are left to find out how things work rather than being walked through any process. You won't have a clear insight on who to contact or partner with right away, it's a bit of a wild goose chase. • Deceitful - From HR to Marketing to C-Suite level team members, you will receive one type pf communication, but trust me here, they don't say what they're really meaning. EXAMPLE: Senior management will provide you with the "we want you to take ownership, shake things up" speech, while really meaning "we just want you to keep the peace amongst our nightmarish mess." Several people who tried to "correct" or "improve" process or create meaningful change were let go. It's a pretty ruthless group.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits and affordable healthcare Hires excellent talent Progressive and current on the bank side Visible female leadership representation Many ways to be involved through employee culture programs and speakers to quickly build an internal network Will help move internally if stagnated Low turnover Bonuses were reliable Took care of employees through pandemic Very nice new Charlotte building and new Detroit floors including fully outfitted gyms and rest areas like golf swings and cool chairs Offices are near places to walk for lunch or take a break Bank holidays and decent PTO that was respected if you prepare

Cons

Low-to-middle market compensation Culture changed post-pandemic and then with government pressures on DEI Lots of red tape with an expectation to move faster than employees can Layoffs started happening with CEO change, and it was odd that top performers were let go Only 3 POC represented in Board and Executive Leadership and twice as many men as women Perfectionism and performative culture Auto business is archaic Everyone has to work a lot and you hear horror stories about IT goes through There's an expectation that you should work some more after you get home. Penalized for not buyng into the koolaid, but also penalized if you do but not doing it frequently enough Low turnover prevents meaningful career & salary growth for many employees who have been there 10+ years Encourages openness and authenticity only to get met with barriers as soon as you do

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