Jordan LaFramboise’s career track at Quicken Loans is far from typical, but it does say a lot about the depth and breadth of the online mortgage lender’s support for its IT employees.

LaFramboise first joined the Detroit-based company as a vendor analyst in 2003, when he was 29. But he soon quit after hearing a company-sponsored speaker talk about the importance of following one’s passion.

A self-described creative type who sings and plays guitar, LaFramboise says the speaker inspired him to forgo his day job to tour with his rock band. His bosses and colleagues supported his decision, wished him well and told him he would be welcome back if he decided to return. “That moment in time is when I recognized that this place was everything it says it is,” LaFramboise says.

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