# How long have you been at your current job? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 10, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988 "2008-01-10T16:16:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/41 "2008-01-10T23:20:37Z")
I’m coming up on ten years, but it’s my fifth position within the organization. After college it was 2 years 1 year 2.5 years and now ten. I guess I like it here! Benefits are good and I work for an excellent boss. Almost all of my bosses have been good here, which is key. And when I turn 40 (this year!), I get an extra 7%. It’s a nice consolation for getting old. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/42 "2008-01-11T00:02:14Z")
Two years as of next month. I was stupidly at my previous job for almost six years. Oh, and I’m 30. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/43 "2008-01-11T00:05:37Z")
It’ll be 7 years any day now. Wow. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![ladybug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@ladybug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybug)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/44 "2008-01-11T00:07:28Z")
I hit the six year mark in December, and I have no plans on leaving. The work is interesting, my coworkers are awesome, and I get to do something that I really enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![FourPaws](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e0b2c6/32.png) [@FourPaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FourPaws)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/45 "2008-01-11T00:11:50Z")
9 years so far. Looking forward to leaving and running my own company (that I currently do part time). ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/46 "2008-01-11T00:14:49Z")
I’ve been on active duty or worked as a civilian for the Navy since 1973. I can retire in 2 years. I’ve worked this particular job in this particular location since May 2004. The longest I ever spent at one place was 11+ years at the Naval Air Depot in Jacksonville, FL, doing engineering design. All in all, it’s been a good run. The positive times far outweigh the negatives. ---
**Author:** ![KatieCats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@KatieCats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KatieCats)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/47 "2008-01-11T00:17:23Z")
[QUOTE=Icerigger] Sigh… 22 years, 11 months, 26 days, 4 hours, 10 minutes. ☹ [/QUOTE] I was so glad when I saw this post! I had been reading down the rest of the thread and getting a bit depressed…I’ve been at my job for about 22 years and 11 months too! Starting to feel a bit old now ☹ ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/48 "2008-01-11T00:24:23Z")
Just over four years and pleased to be here. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/49 "2008-01-11T00:41:06Z")
Almost 22 years since I was rehired but have a total of 27 with with the company. Something to consider, in March of 1986 when I was rehired, Boeing had built about 1400 737’s. Boeing built about 6200 first series 737’s. Today I worked on 737 Next Generation line number 2502. That means Boeing has built about 7300 737’s since I was rehired. If you have flown on a 737 in the past 20 years, there is a good chance I helped build that airplane. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/50 "2008-01-11T00:56:56Z")
25 years in my last job. 1 year in my current job. It was nice of them to pay me 1/2 year severence to go out and find a job with a 35% raise and better working conditions. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/51 "2008-01-11T01:02:51Z")
Ten years at my current job, but I had a lot of fairly short term jobs. I had been in the job market for over 15 years when I stayed at a job for more than 3 years (and lost it soon after). Finally, I had a job for seven years before getting my current one. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/52 "2008-01-11T01:22:46Z")
I’ve spent five years working for one of the companies I work for. What started out as part-time has turned into nearly full time. ---
**Author:** ![pasunejen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@pasunejen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pasunejen)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/53 "2008-01-11T01:39:48Z")
I started at my current job at the beginning of May, which means I’ve put in 8 months so far. It’s my first job out of grad school. My only previous “real” job, I was at for 9 months while I was working on my MLS. ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/54 "2008-01-11T02:01:16Z")
This year will be my 10th year at my place of employment. I do computer network, web development and computer tech work for a school system. I love it… and they love me. Before that it was 3.5 years at a technical support help desk. It was hell. I was glad to get out, and lucky too as it turned out. I recently was in the city where this job was and thought I drive by the old building. It was completely empty. They had decided to close down that branch. Looks like I left just in time. ---
**Author:** ![This\_ll\_Do](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/this_ll_do/32/3023_2.png) [@This\_ll\_Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_ll_Do)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/55 "2008-01-11T02:09:36Z")
Four months. Had to give up a career I loved (veterinary technician) in favor of big corporation benefits. I’m getting too old for crummy health insurance and no retirement plan. It’s literally tripled my pay and I’m glad to have all the benefits . . . but I sure miss my patients. And clothes are _such_ a pain-- sure was easier when I wore scrubs to work every day. ---
**Author:** ![Abraca\_Deborah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@Abraca\_Deborah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abraca_Deborah)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/56 "2008-01-11T03:46:45Z")
Nine years at this job (did leave for brief period and missed it so much I asked to be rehired and was); 8 years at the job before this one. I absolutely love my job and will probably stay until I retire. The inside company joke is that if you stay for two years you are a “lifer”. There is virtually no turn over with high job security and high satisfaction overall. And yes, somedays are better than others, but really, it is a pretty good gig. ---
**Author:** ![Pixilated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aeb1de/32.png) [@Pixilated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixilated)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/57 "2008-01-11T04:15:16Z")
Just shy of 14 yrs. Things went to hell after I obtained a job related injury so am not currently employed. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/58 "2008-01-11T04:19:19Z")
10.5 years in this one. 15 years in my first job, but then AT&T disintegrated on me. In between, I was at a company for a year and a quarter. That’s where I learned a job can be bad. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/59 "2008-01-11T14:48:15Z")
[QUOTE=Abraca Deborah] Nine years at this job (did leave for brief period and missed it so much I asked to be rehired and was); 8 years at the job before this one. I absolutely love my job and will probably stay until I retire. The inside company joke is that if you stay for two years you are a “lifer”. There is virtually no turn over with high job security and high satisfaction overall. And yes, somedays are better than others, but really, it is a pretty good gig. [/QUOTE] Just have to say, I love your user name! And it sounds like you’ve got a great job, too! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988/60 "2008-01-11T16:03:23Z")
[QUOTE=LavenderBlue] I’ve spent five years working for one of the companies I work for. What started out as part-time has turned into nearly full time. [/QUOTE] That’s how I got into my current 17+ year job, started part-time but within a year or so went full time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-at-your-current-job/432988.md?page=4)