Well, I finally got a new position outside of Wells. I'm glad I had a horrible manager because it forced me to start looking. I was a Product Manager in Digital and once I started searching, I realized my skills were out of date. No CRM, API, Cloud, or AI experience. The biggest thing going for me was solid agile training and experience -- and that's what got me the job.
In any case, it took about 7 months to land a new gig. I'm 53, so that could have played into it, but I did get interviews with dozens of companies -- I just couldn't close the deal. Now I'm full-time remote at a publicly traded fintech that has been around since 2005. My base went up significantly, I get very substantial annual stock grants, my 6% 401k match is done every paycheck, I have an 18% bonus potential, and the insurance is cheap,
If you are in the Digital space, I strongly recommend sticking with financial services and look for a remote position. Even traditional banks like USAA have remote positions available.
This will be my last post. I could go on and on about all the bad things I saw at Wells since 2014, but what's the point? Time for me to move on. Good luck everyone!