Time at current employer?

[Easy180]

Just wondering where others are at career wise, what keeps you there, what prompts you to move around etc?

I'm coming up on 7 years with my current employer after spending 11 at my first employer. I'm one that puts job security over the possibility of more green stuff. I now have two young kiddos so working 43-45 hours a week is high on my priority list right now.

No need to name employers just thought it might be interesting to see different takes on career priorities is all.

[Servicetech571]

2 yrs at my current job, 5yrs each at my previous 2 jobs.

[Wishbone]

I'm 43 and just hit 18 years with my employer last month. You could say I'm content.

[Easy180]

I'm 43 and just hit 18 years with my employer last month. You could say I'm content.

Get anything big at 20 or 25?

Next big thing for me is 4 weeks vacation at 15

[rezman]

25 years here with 4 weeks vacation a year.

[bradh]

7 years at my current, 34 years old

Took four other jobs post college to find something I loved

[BlackmoreRulz]

Self-employed and my boss is a jerk.

[Dennis Heaton]

I pretty much have quit working and looking forward to that Social Security Retirement Check in May! Longest I stayed with an employer was the USAF...20 years. I worked for the State of South Carolina (Sumter County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse) for almost 2 years. In all honesty, I had a very hard time adjusting to civilian employers. Now days, when I am able, I do little odd jobs for the cash. Unlike BlacmoreRulz...I could NEVER work for myself! But, I would like to go into Private Investigations.

[Easy180]

I pretty much have quit working and looking forward to that Social Security Retirement Check in May! Longest I stayed with an employer was the USAF...20 years. I worked for the State of South Carolina (Sumter County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse) for almost 2 years. In all honesty, I had a very hard time adjusting to civilian employers. Now days, when I am able, I do little odd jobs for the cash. Unlike BlacmoreRulz...I could NEVER work for myself! But, I would like to go into Private Investigations.

Me neither. I'm about as risk averse as they come. I gotta give it up to the self employed. I just don't have the spine for it.

[Ginkasa]

I'll hit nine years this year. I work odd hours, but everyday is different than the last.

[MadMonk]

3yrs at current employer.
Previous employment:
18 months
1 yr
4 yrs
2.5 yrs
8 yrs
5 yrs

That's back far enough. I'm pretty happy where I am now. Barring any major changes, I can see myself retiring at my current employer (I'm 46). Most of my moves were not self-initiated. A few layoffs and a few reorganizations caused me to leave employment I was otherwise happy with. That's the way it is in IT sometimes. However, I've been fortunate in that in nearly every change I was able to get something better in terms of pay or benefits. I'm with Easy180 though, job stability is my #1 priority.

[Jeepnokc]

Self employed 16 years. Don't think I could ever work for someone else at this point. Have had offers to merge or take on partners but just don't see the need to bring other cooks into the kitchen

[BrettM2]

Air Force civil service for 4 1/2 years: 8 months in my current career field/station, previous time at Tinker in logistics. Spent 1 year at OCU prior to that, before that was undergrad/grad school.

[bchris02]

Current employer: 1.5 years
3 years
9 months
11 months
3 years
2 years

[bchris02]

Current employer: 1.5 years
3 years
9 months
11 months
3 years
2 years

[ctchandler]

I was in the U. S. Navy for 7 years, 9 months, and 11 days, then worked for Lear Siegler for just over 3 years, then United Transports for about 2 years. I went to Hertz and retired in 2004, worked at Hertz three times for a total of 31 years. Leaving them twice cost me in the long haul but I'm happy with the way things worked out. I received phone calls from old friends and went to Woods Petroleum, but my ex boss at Hertz called and asked me to come back for a special project. The second time I left Hertz I got a call from a friend at Scrivner and worked for them for one year before returning to Hertz.
C. T.

[ylouder]

5 years at federal government, before that job hopped for about 4 years with dod contractors and private industry. early in my career i learned it was very easy to go down the street to make more money but now i put job security as number 1.

overall im happy, but the fed. gov isnt what it once was so i make a point to keep my job skills sharp.

[BBatesokc]

13 years self-employed. Wake up every day thankful I'm doing exactly what I want to do and can make a living at it. My self-employment is actually much more of a variety than most people realize and every day is something different to look forward to.

When I worked in the real world I'd work 2-5 years for someone than move on (mostly out of boredom). Still have to say though, had University and Children's Hospital not privatized, I'd have stayed there as a state employee forever.

[gjl]

Just ended my 11th year of retirement/self employment. Before that 26 years with 4 different companies all in the same building. Didn't plan on retiring when I did but the 4th company moved my job to Monterrey Mexico.

[Zuplar]

8 years where I am. Will probably be looking elsewhere in a year or so. Wife just got a new job after being laid off and I just want to make sure her job is secure. I'm underpaid and have had other offers after grad school, just turned them down cause I wasn't wanting to move at the time.

[benjenn]

Celebrated 25th anniversary in January. Started when I was 24, I'll be 50 in May. Love what I do and the people I work with. Planning to retire in just over 4 years. If you love what you do, you'll never work another day in your life. People always say life is too short to do something you don't like.... I think it's too long. I can't imagine working 20 years in something I didn't love.

[JohnnyW]

Get anything big at 20 or 25?

Next big thing for me is 4 weeks vacation at 15

Goodness. It takes 15 years to get to that much vacation? Americans work too much.

I've been with my job for 3.5 years and before that 4 months with another. I'll take enjoyment, flexibility, and time off over pay any day.

[Easy180]

Goodness. It takes 15 years to get to that much vacation? Americans work too much.

I've been with my job for 3.5 years and before that 4 months with another. I'll take enjoyment, flexibility, and time off over pay any day.

Just if I stick in my current position. I go one up I could land 4 weeks but also land 8 more work hours a week and an addiction to Maalox.

[ljbab728]

I've been at my current job for 13 years. I worked for my previous employer for 5 years until my current employer bought them out. My job prior to that was for 5 years until the owner died and the business closed.

[gjl]

At my employer of 26 years you got 1 wk VA at 6 months service, 2 wks VA at 1 year, 3 wks VA at 8 years, 4 wks VA at 15 years, 5 wks VA at 20 years. In addition to that everyone got what were called excused work days, 4 paid and 1 unpaid every year. We hourly workers also had what were called in lates and out earlys. You could come in 2 hours late or leave 2 hours early up to 34 times a year. Then there was the paid sick leave program that was completely separate from vacation time.