He is really excited to start today, but also a tad bit scared. Anytime you start something new it is scary. I have always been impressed how easy it is for Matt to find a job. He does it in record speed. He is able to find a high paying job fast, because he is that good. Yep, I do love my man!!! It is funny when things happen that you think aren't that good, but end up most likely being something that is better for you. Matt has wanted to leave his old job for almost a year. I kept encouraging him to stay because it was such a good job. He listened to me (boy I need to be careful what I say) and he probably shouldn't have. He hated it there (old company, which will remain nameless) because they no longer wanted him to have a relationship with all the car dealer's his company serviced. I thought it was insane that they didn't want him to, because he was so good at it and it generated so much business. His old company had always been called the relationship lender, but they change their ways when they were bought out by a big bank that was so concerned with law suits and corporate policy. It is really sad because the people they hired could no longer do their job and most felt miserable. Matt's new company is fairly new (under ten years), but it is so much like his old company, how they originally started, that is. Matt loves to interact with car dealers daily and visit their lots and have a personal relationship with them. This is what he is really good at. So I am really happy for him.
It was a hard decision for him to decide to work at Exeter. After he left his old job he had people calling him (people he has been helping at his old job) asking him to work at their dealership as a Finance director. It was hard. Matt ha always wanted to work at a car dealership, but after praying about it we knew it wasn't the right thing for him. The salaries that he was offered at the car dealerships were very good, but we just knew it wasn't the right fit for him. We had two additional job offers that weren't working at a car dealership that both felt right, but this one is the one we decided on.
I don't know what the future hold for Matt working at Exeter, but I refuse to live in fear of the unknown. Right now he is the only employee of his company in Utah. He is supposed to find a office, establish his dealerships (that is his favorite part) and then hire a bunch of people. He can do business with any of the car dealerships in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. So he will be really busy. I am happy for him and I am grateful for the curve balls that we are thrown along the way because often times they are our greatest blessings!
