I have good news! It's a week late, but it's still good :) I was officially hired on at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. After 18 months of contract work, my persistence, and some good timing, they brought me on as a team member. It was quite a battle, but based on my enormous raise, decent benefits, and new manager, I'm happy! My transition was rough and not well planned by any means, but after a week and a half, I'm settling in to my routine, my team is getting used to me, and my manager is figuring me out. Fun fact: My new manager reminds me of
Dave Simonett. Sweeeeeeeet!
My new job is similar to my old one, but much more intense. I support my own region of Arizona and Utah. I have underwriters and closers that I work with. They are a great team and taking well to my organization. The person before me (who got let go) was a mess in many ways and I'm basically getting my team back on the right track, which feels great for everyone.
Being in the mortgage industry is never what I expected, but right now, it's working out pretty great. It's stable, and working for Wells Fargo corporate never looks bad on your resume. Mike and I can still carpool, helping us to save a couple hundred bucks a month extra.
I wanted to put this out there to let everyone know where I landed. Thanks to everyone who supported me and listened to me whine through the last few months. For now, I'm calling Wells home!
:) Happy your happy!
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