[I Are Baboon]

Today is my four year anniversary with this company. It's the longest stint I've had with one company since finishing college (4th job in 10 years) and I'm not planning on leaving anytime soon.

Job 1: 3 years, left for a promotion opportunity
Job 2: 2 years, jumped shipped when company was heading into bankruptcy (has since gone under)
Job 3: 1 year, lost my job
Current job: 4 years

 

[sanjuro]

5 months, loving it

 

[douglas]

:looney: too long

 

[dexterq20]

I've been working part-time at Bicycle Bob's for a little more than 2 years.

 

[stosh]

3yrs



Here's a question, when you're young is it good to change jobs to get pay increases?

 

[I Are Baboon]

I did work at some indoor batting cages for seven years during high school/college, but didn't count that.

That was a cool job.

 

[Slugman]

Co-op during college - same company for 3 years
Job 1: 3years, left becasue I could see they were going NOWHERE
Job 2: 4years, left becasue I could see I was going NOWHERE
All of these were within on big corporation

Current Job: 2 years and going so fast I can barely keep up!

 

[I Are Baboon]

3yrs



Here's a question, when you're young is it good to change jobs to get pay increases?

As long as you don't change jobs every six months and are continuously employed. When I interviewed here, they were concerned about my three jobs in six years. I assured them I wanted a place to settle into for a while.

 

[PonySoldier]

6 Years same job 3 different companies as there were a succession of acquisitions and mergers...only thing that has changed is the letterhead really..and we moved Offices from Boulder to Denver.

 

[DRB]

10 years

 

[Westy]

1st job 4 years, left because I travelled too much

2nd and current coming up on 7 years. I want to change job's/careers but I don't know what I want to be when I grow up. Until I figure it out it isn't worth changing from one crap job to another crap job just to change jobs.

 

[Morryjg]

Going on 7 years. I think I'm getting the 7 year itch. This is definitely the longest I've been at one company.

 

[Tenchiro]

Before I moved to Seattle I had two jobs. One for 3 years and the next for 6. Since I have been here I have been stuck in contract hell, but have been on this one for almost a year.

 

[N8 v2.0]

10 years in July.... add in my military time and I'm going over 15 years! Nothing like getting 8 hrs of annual leave per pay period!*

:dancing:


*that's a day off every two weeks.

 

[brungeman]

6 yrs at this school

 

[peter6061]

Had a whole bunch of bike shop jobs in the 90's. Changed 'career' in 2000 and have been with the same org since. Multiple promotions within.

 

[stosh]

As long as you don't change jobs every six months and are continuously employed. When I interviewed here, they were concerned about my three jobs in six years. I assured them I wanted a place to settle into for a while.

I would like that but I feel I may be topping out in my pay here.

I'm going to assume they give me a $1/hr raise this year. Then when my boss says "is that good" I'll say "no". I'm going to do it this year. There are a billion jobs around here for me. The ONLY problem is I really like this office and work. Problem is I don't feel I'm being paid for what I do.

Not sure if you read in the GMT the other day but my future x-con brother in law is making more money than me packing lettuce in a tractor trailer.

 

[Jim Mac]

Main job: 15 years, an on and off total
PT LBS "the big discount" Job: 1 year or so.

 

[I Are Baboon]

I would like that but I feel I may be topping out in my pay here.

I'm going to assume they give me a $1/hr raise this year. Then when my boss says "is that good" I'll say "no". I'm going to do it this year. There are a billion jobs around here for me. The ONLY problem is I really like this office and work. Problem is I don't feel I'm being paid for what I do.

Not sure if you read in the GMT the other day but my future x-con brother in law is making more money than me packing lettuce in a tractor trailer.

I did read that.

Well Stoshly, you've got the age old job question to answer: Look for more money elsewhere with the uncertaintly that comes with it, or stay where you are for less pay and be happy. Money has always been more a motivator for me, although I tend to be happy no matter where I go.

 

[stosh]

I did read that.

Well Stoshly, you've got the age old job question to answer: Look for more money elsewhere with the uncertaintly that comes with it, or stay where you are for less pay and be happy. Money has always been more a motivator for me, although I tend to be happy no matter where I go.

True, I tend to be happy no matter where I go as well. Here they have given me tremendous responsability which makes me more valuable to other companies.

 

[McGRP01]

2 years, 3 months.

 

[stinkyboy]

About 20 jobs since college. There's a lot of job hopping in my field, and I get bored with situations. Like cars, bikes and women.

 

[I Are Baboon]

True, I tend to be happy no matter where I go as well. Here they have given me tremendous responsability which makes me more valuable to other companies.

Time to cash in that lottery ticket, muchambo.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

March 1993 (start of company) to present.

 

[stosh]

Time to cash in that lottery ticket, muchambo.

Ha!
Yeah we'll see!

It's a tough market around here. We're right on the edge of payscales around here.

 

[Trainwreck]

8 years at this one.

 

[mogulskr]

17 years no reason to be leaving now

 

[urbaindk]

1.5 years at current job (a postdoc). I'm looking elsewhere. Hopefully I'll be out of here before 3 years. It's not that I don't like the job. I just don't want to be a postdoc for ever!

 

[stosh]

WTF is a POSTDOC?

 

[urbaindk]

WTF is a POSTDOC?

Post doctoral. It's an intermediate position you take right after you get your PhD where in principle you fluff up your curriculum vitae (fancy word for resume) with a bunch of publications so you can find a good faculty position somewhere.

 

[stosh]

Post doctoral. It's an intermediate position you take right after you get your PhD where in principle you fluff up your curriculum vitae (fancy word for resume) with a bunch of publications so you can find a good faculty position somewhere.

What are you getting your PhD in?

 

[urbaindk]

What are you getting your PhD in?

Already have it. (hence the use of the term post-doctoral)

Materials Science and Engineering (North Carolina State - 2004).

 

[splat]

6 years next month and seriously thinking about changing right now. ( was at one job for 13 years, thats my longest )

 

[JRB]

A few before horseshoeing. 8 years for that. I was broke the whole time, but livin' the dream.

3 years farming with a friend.

2 years or so at McLane as a computer operator. Left for hours and money.

2 1/2 years at last gig. Liked customer service mgr and would have retired there, but I didn't dig the new management team, so I planned to leave. Fortunately - they beat to the punch and I got severance and a new job.

3 months here - we'll see.

 

[JRB]

6 years next month and seriously thinking about changing right now. ( was at one job for 13 years, thats my longest )

I'll bet they all hate you there.

 

[Ciaran]

It will be 6 years on July 11th.

2 jobs, same company. Started at the physicians' computer help desk, and moved into desktop/field support which is where I am now.

 

[berkshire_rider]

How long at your current job?

2 weeks. Just changed to a better company, with lots of advancement opportunities, and more $$$.

 

[golgiaparatus]

4.5 years here. Longest stay at a job ever. If I'm lucky I'll have a new job before I get to 4.6.

 

[narlus]

currently two months into my 18th year at this place.

i win.

or lose.

 

[SkaredShtles]

A bit over 3 years. I've had 8 jobs since 1993 when I gradimitated from yooneeversitee.