Quantcast

How long at your current job?

  • Come enter the Ridemonkey Secret Santa!

    We're kicking off the 2024 Secret Santa! Exchange gifts with other monkeys - from beer and snacks, to bike gear, to custom machined holiday decorations and tools by our more talented members, there's something for everyone.

    Click here for details and to learn how to participate.

I Are Baboon

I Are Baboon

Vagina man
Aug 6, 2001
32,743
10,686
MTB New England
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
 
stosh

stosh

Darth Bailer
Jul 20, 2001
22,248
408
NY
3yrs



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

Slugman

Frankenbike
Apr 29, 2004
4,024
0
Miami, FL
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

I Are Baboon

Vagina man
Aug 6, 2001
32,743
10,686
MTB New England
stosh said:
3yrs



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

PonySoldier

Monkey
May 5, 2004
823
0
Woodland Park Colorado
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.
 
Westy

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
55,998
22,032
Sleazattle
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.
 
Tenchiro

Tenchiro

Attention K Mart Shoppers
Jul 19, 2002
5,407
0
New England
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

N8 v2.0

Not the sharpest tool in the shed
Oct 18, 2002
11,003
149
The Cleft of Venus
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.
 
peter6061

peter6061

Turbo Monkey
Nov 19, 2001
1,575
0
Kenmore, WA
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

stosh

Darth Bailer
Jul 20, 2001
22,248
408
NY
I Are Baboon said:
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.
Click to expand...
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 Are Baboon

I Are Baboon

Vagina man
Aug 6, 2001
32,743
10,686
MTB New England
stosh said:
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.
Click to expand...
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

stosh

Darth Bailer
Jul 20, 2001
22,248
408
NY
I Are Baboon said:
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.
Click to expand...
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.
 
stinkyboy

stinkyboy

Plastic Santa
Jan 6, 2005
15,187
1
¡Phoenix!
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.

:cool:
 
stosh

stosh

Darth Bailer
Jul 20, 2001
22,248
408
NY
I Are Baboon said:
Time to cash in that lottery ticket, muchambo. :cool:
Click to expand...
Ha!
Yeah we'll see!

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

urbaindk

The Real Dr. Science
Jul 12, 2004
4,819
0
Sleepy Hollar
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!
 
urbaindk

urbaindk

The Real Dr. Science
Jul 12, 2004
4,819
0
Sleepy Hollar
stosh said:
WTF is a POSTDOC?
Click to expand...

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

stosh

Darth Bailer
Jul 20, 2001
22,248
408
NY
jdschall said:
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.
Click to expand...
What are you getting your PhD in?
 
J

JRB

Guest
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.
 
J

JRB

Guest
splat said:
6 years next month and seriously thinking about changing right now. ( was at one job for 13 years, thats my longest )
Click to expand...
I'll bet they all hate you there. :D
 
Ciaran

Ciaran

Fear my banana
Apr 5, 2004
9,841
19
So Cal
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.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom