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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.