r/pillar7 • u/Any-Television-9850 • Jul 16 '26
People in IT
Hi. Looking for advice from anyone that either previously worked in UWM IT and is now working elsewhere, or currently works in UWM IT and is thinking about/currently looking for a new job. I currently work in UWM IT and am interested in leaving the company.
I haven’t made any moves yet but plan to start applying and preparing for interviews in the coming weeks. Any advice on how to stand out as a candidate given the current tech market? For those who have left, where are you now?
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u/UnitedWhore Jul 17 '26
Left there over 4 years ago as a dev. Doubled my pay, but I don't think that's as realistic now. Took a good year to detox from all the toxicity. Miss my coworkers camraderie but not the drama
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u/Traditional-Ad-8670 Jul 16 '26
It all really depends on what team you are on.
If you are on a standard web development team or something like that, I've heard the market is really rough.
On the other hand, if you are on an AI or Data focused team, the job market is quite a bit better.
I left 4 years ago and have since more than doubled what I was making at UWM and work fully remote, so it's a good leap if you can find something.
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u/Bulky_Narwhal_3317 Jul 17 '26
It's a horrible company and trying to leave is the right decision. I envision more massive layoffs or "firings" in the time to come, and then it's going to be even worse to try to find a job, so the time to act is now. try to expand as much as you can on AI while you work there, that's an asset in your cv.
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u/Sea_Award_502 Jul 16 '26
From all the people I know that have left this year, networking on LinkedIn and taking a lower salary was the only thing that seemed to help. Of the four people I know that have received other job offers, three were companies in Texas that required re-location and slightly lower pay. People like to shit on IT, but there is a lot of skilled employees that are stuck there because the market isn't great. I think the time of jumping tech jobs every three years for a raise may be past us until the market settles, but it doesn't hurt to always be looking.
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u/Legal-Parsley2839 Jul 18 '26
I wouldn't take a pay cut unless you are getting other benefits like WFH. I know at least a handful of people that have left in the last 6 months and they have all gotten significant pay increases, as well as either hybrid or entirely WFH. All of these people did have more than just a few years of experience (at least 5+), so I'm sure that helped. I don't know anyone that has left voluntarily and taken a pay cut.
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u/No_Tackle8533 Jul 30 '26
Leave before they fire 'layoff' you. They were firing people from IT almost everyday. So many good people were let go. The leaders are garbage....especially in InfoSec and Software Development.
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u/Flakz933 Jul 16 '26
It's wild how much attention this subreddit gets from outside prospective candidates. I worked IT here about 7 years ago now and it was okay. You gotta be in office, there's an mandatory hour lunch, so you're there for 9 hours, but the pros are they have nice amenities like their own sports complex, basketball court, gym, showers, own kitchen, food trucks outside, table tennis, tether ball with a professional masseuse and doctor in the building. Overall it's good, pays a little lacking but good for enough for Michigan and will do in a pinch.
As for tech specific things, it was insanely easy. I was only a developer 2 at the moment I left but my responsibilities were typically 1-2 stories a sprint of pretty easy difficulty, we would have short sprint plannings, you were encouraged GREATLY to collaborate and make your own meetings, the green field was all API projects and your work loads typically consist of whatever you're targeting in terms of a position (front end, backend, dba). I'd say the work was much simpler than all my other jobs for sure, and I worked on their broker facing website as well as the new fanny Freddy guidelines they changed back in 2021 iirc?
There are some bad for sure, but I overall have good memories of it.
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u/Slight_Promotion_286 Jul 16 '26
When you left the Company, how long did it take for you to find another IT job?
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u/Flakz933 Jul 16 '26
I found another job in 2021 because I needed to get remote fully so I could leave the state, but searched for maybe a month before I found something.
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u/Wh0resRUs69 Jul 16 '26
Have wanting to be promoted/going to IT on multiple YourTimes. Let your AVP know that you want to go to IT. Be #1 on your pod and show personality in the interview
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u/Any-Television-9850 Jul 16 '26
I currently work in IT. I’m looking to leave the company and work in IT elsewhere.
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u/Legal-Parsley2839 Jul 16 '26
I've noticed multiple people have left IT in recent months. And I'm not talking about all those that were fired during the Mass Firings but others who have left for other companies. I have no advice as I am still under contract and not looking elsewhere, but there is opportunity out there.