How long have you worked at your current job?

Ozzie_Isaac

MotownVol said:

Going on 33 years at the same company.  Been acquired twice.  First 12 or so years were great with several promotions, fun and challenging projects, etc.  

Then company leadership changed and the next 5 years were tough.  Then company leadership changed again and got even worse.  So bad I had made up my mind to leave, but before I could find something else the leaders were all fired and the new leaders were a total breath of fresh air, so I never left.  Take about crazy quarterly management, that was us.

Those leaders were also let go after the company was acquired the second time, but the new ownership is even better.  No more 60-65 hour work weeks.  I work about 50 hours a week now, which I think is fair.  

I’m now the old guy that knows everything about the company and feel appreciated for my industry knowledge.   If I can hang in for another 4 or so year, I will gladly ride off into eggsville.

Sounds like Chrysler/Mercedes/Stellantis

Cornholio

16.5 years for me. Graduated school in Boston, landed an interview at an investment firm back home in So Cal and been on the same team ever since then. Except for the fact that I run the team now. Small company if looking at employees (~3k globally) but we manage over 2.2 trillion in assets. 

CornfedMA

There’s some great advice here. My .02- You'll be hard pressed to find a better time to seek new employment. The dynamic has changed drastically in the last 20 months. The pandemic has a lot of people reevaluating their professional and personal lives and there’s a massive percentage of the work force changing jobs. Companies are working hard to retain and attract talent, leaving those of us looking for new opportunities with a tremendous amount of leverage in seeking a new employer. Best of luck. 

FWIW, I’ve been at my current job about 3 yrs and getting restless. Have had a few conversations with companies about other opportunities, and have been surprised by their aggressiveness. Definitely a sign of the times. The timeline from initial phone conversation, to virtual “interview” to in-person meeting and offer is moving much faster than it did 36 months ago. 

55Kevy

Botch said:

55Kevy said:

I had the same employer for 38 years, retiring at 59.5. In those 38 years I had 17 or 18 different assignments that took me from Louisiana to Canada, Colorado to California, Kazakhstan and Indonesia. Glad I left when I did: I don't think I could stand the Corp Culture now.

Marines, Army engineer, or...?  

None of the above.. I worked for an multinational oil and gas firm, Corp = short for Corporate.

ValleyGirl

Retired July, 2016, moved to the Ottawa Valley August 2016.  Before that  5 years in a family owned butcher shop in Etobicoke, Ontario.  Learned how to cut meat and everything that goes with that, also ran the front of the store.  It was a great learning experience. Before that worked in an Italian import food specialty shop.

Foghorn

25 years at the same institution.  There have been some promotions along the way on the academic/administrative side, but the basic core of what I do hasn't really changed.

Canugghead

ValleyGirl said:

Retired July, 2016, moved to the Ottawa Valley August 2016.  Before that  5 years in a family owned butcher shop in Etobicoke, Ontario.  Learned how to cut meat and everything that goes with that, also ran the front of the store.  It was a great learning experience. Before that worked in an Italian import food specialty shop.

Is the butcher shop still around? Our youngest's family lives in FordNation.

Thatgrimguy

14 years ending a week from today!! I went from employee to owner in that time and am now selling out.  

More time for bbq and charity.

Ozzie_Isaac

Thatgrimguy said:

14 years ending a week from today!! I went from employee to owner in that time and am now selling out.  

More time for bbq and charity.

Congrats on the ride!  Looking forward to seeing more of your epic cooks and charity work.

Kent8621

8 years to the day in my old role, 5 different engineering roles 2 sates and ran an office for them.  now 2.5 years in my current company and moved back to engineering from the program office as of last week, 2022 is going to bring some changes and i am excited.  only 30 years to go.

lousubcap

6 years in the "every day is Saturday lifestyle."  Would that I were able to continue to play the young man's game when I was "keeping the world safe for democracy."  I'm way beyond that.  
Some great advice above regarding things to consider.
"For those on the cusp of joining the Saturday lifestyle, you will know when it's when."

littlerascal56

Did 41 years in the Electric Utility, but agree with Frank 100%.  You know when it’s time to get out, which was 3 years ago for me! Love retirement.

TEXASBGE2018

Not me, but SWMBO has worked at her current job for 8 years. The last few days we have been talking about it and she feels she needs a change. Has a potential opportunity lined up where she would make significantly more money, work from home full time and have the same amount of time off. Her issue is she likes the human interaction of her job now. Full time WFH would make it where she's only talking to people via zoom. She's a little unsure about that.

DuckDogDr

@TEXASBGE2018…

man I would do that in a heart beat. Human interaction gets old after awhile. 

I’ll give y’all an update in about 36 hours

JohnInCarolina

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Not me, but SWMBO has worked at her current job for 8 years. The last few days we have been talking about it and she feels she needs a change. Has a potential opportunity lined up where she would make significantly more money, work from home full time and have the same amount of time off. Her issue is she likes the human interaction of her job now. Full time WFH would make it where she's only talking to people via zoom. She's a little unsure about that.

It’s not for everyone.  Did she have to work from home for an extended period during the pandemic at all?

TEXASBGE2018

JohnInCarolina said:

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Not me, but SWMBO has worked at her current job for 8 years. The last few days we have been talking about it and she feels she needs a change. Has a potential opportunity lined up where she would make significantly more money, work from home full time and have the same amount of time off. Her issue is she likes the human interaction of her job now. Full time WFH would make it where she's only talking to people via zoom. She's a little unsure about that.

It’s not for everyone.  Did she have to work from home for an extended period during the pandemic at all?

She did, she enjoyed it at first but was looking forward to being back around people. She's just kinda torn. To her the only real downside to this opportunity is that lack of direct human interaction. I'm the opposite. If I never went back to an office again I'd be perfectly content so I'm not the best Influence.

alaskanassasin

@DuckDogDr appreciate you guys 

JohnInCarolina

@alaskanassasin - sick pup or just routine?

alaskanassasin

@JohnInCarolina
  we aren’t really sure what’s going on, two months ago his front ankle was bothering him, took him to the vet they couldn’t find anything so we went to Medvet a big hospital in cbus. 

  They think his immune system was attacking it, possibly cancer and nothing good, so he was on prednisone for a month or so and finally he seemed better.
  Fast forward to last week and his back leg is swollen at (the elbow) I think it was a injury this time.  so back to the vet, not getting good vibes from her but we did x ray and possibly found a crack in his bone and I’m thinking good, not cancer, but she said it could be weakening his bones or side effects of prednisone so we’re going to consult back with medvet.
  Long story 

Legume

That’s sucks @alaskanassasin, hate when my dog is not happy.

alaskanassasin

Thanks @Legume he loves to work and ride.

JohnInCarolina

@alaskanassasin - sorry to hear that.  Hope he's on the mend soon.  

Ozzie_Isaac

@alaskanassasin hopefully your pup heals up and you both can put this behind you.  I must say, you are an awesome owner to make sure all issues get checked out.  Good on you!

lousubcap

@alaskanassasin - way to get after it and stay on it.  Run everything to ground so you know what you are dealing with. 
He is a great navigator in the big combine.  

frognot

Today is my last "official" day to work. Health issues over the last year (spent over 80 days in the hospital during 4 admissions since early November 2020) makes the last "real" day that I worked was in October 2020. I was a respiratory therapist that worked mostly in a large NICU in Dallas since March 1987. Worked mostly adult ICU since November 1978. So I guess was at my last job for 34 years.

nolaegghead

@alaskanassasin I hope it's something he gets over fast.  I hate when animals are injured.  SWMBO likes to watch those veterinarian shows, whereas I can't watch them, makes me too sad.  Human ER shows and people surgery don't bother me for some reason.  Maybe I'm misanthropic.

alaskanassasin

Thanks guys, He will be fine I think it is just a coincidence. @DuckDogDr Your pet owners may be irritating and irrational but the animals you take care of appreciate your care

WeberWho

My mother in-law had to put her 15 year old dog down last night. My mother-in-law is one strong lady but you could tell she was crushed when seeing her this morning. So sad. I hate days like these. 

Mickey

Sold new Toyota's for $1200. Corolla / $1100. Highlux (Tacoma) in 1968.
Stayed 25 years there and left for a year. 
Went back and stayed another 21 years same dealership and retired with 46years there.
Used all the pens i had stolen over the years as retirement . 

xfire_ATX

Job i had in before/during/ post College I had for ~10 years, even tried to stay there.

~3 years
~3 years
~11 years
~6 years
~5 years
4 months
5 months currently

ended 11 year job because of one A&^hole boss
ended 6 year job as they agreed to a role change for 3 years, in that time frame they eliminated everything I wanted to do.
ended 5 year job after the Senior VP Austrian A&^%hole soured my biggest customer and they continually got in shouting matches- dropped sales 60% in two years and I got all the blame.  Company and I agreed to a departure package.
Left a job after 4 months as they were so underfunded and were never going to be.  I was getting paid well to do almost nothing, and it drove me crazy.

Just had a customer ask me if I was leaving this job.  He likes me and is going to start moving business my way but wants to make sure Im going to be here first.