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How long have you worked for your present company?

stevieraveonstevieraveon Posts: 413
edited April 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I just had my 8 year anniversary working for my company (a software company) while most of my friends have job hopped every 2 or 3 years. I'm 32 years old now and it was kind of odd realizing I've spent 25% of my life working for a company.
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  • nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    i just had this conversation with someone yesterday. i've been here almost 9 years...since college...and i definitely don't think we're the norm these days.
  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,305
    been associated with mine since college, next week actually marks the seventh anniversary of the first day i worked there.
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  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    7 years !

    Just got my 7th Anniversary plaque this Month
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  • GreenTeaDiseaseGreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    after college I was in 1 job for 4 years (then I *had* to leave because they only had kids right out of college and PhDs), then I had another "transition" job for 1 year while I got my grad school shit together, then I was in grad school for 2 years (with an internship in between), and I've been in this job 7 months.

    and believe it or not, I know few people who were in a job for 4 years by age 30.
  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    6 years... I've moved a couple of times to different cities, so that has kept it a little fresh.
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  • Stone Is GodStone Is God Posts: 1,331
    15 years. I started right before my 16th birthday at my families company and now I'm approaching 31.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • Bathgate66Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    8 years going on 9 .
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  • markymark550markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,172
    full time: 2.5 years
    including internship while in college: just under 4 years
  • Lukin66Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    almost four years in the same company (a bank), which is pretty big since I was hired when I was 16
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  • GoingToLukinsGoingToLukins Posts: 232
    Only a few months, but I love it. And they love me, they're practically begging me to work full time.



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  • even flow?even flow? Posts: 8,066
    22 wonderful years!
    You've changed your place in this world!
  • PaukPauk Posts: 1,084
    2 and a half years, but I'm leaving in a few weeks.

    It's only a uni job and I'm graduating.
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  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    7+ years
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    nfanel wrote:
    i just had this conversation with someone yesterday. i've been here almost 9 years...since college...and i definitely don't think we're the norm these days.



    definitely not...and thre are pros and cons to both situations really. i've never managed to keep myself in the same place little more than 6 years. i always left each position by choice though, which is good. i was in 2 different schools, 1 for 5 years, the other for 6.5 years. i've had a few part-time retails gigs while studying and/or teaching, mostly summers....go about 3 years each. right now i am working in my very first 'office job' ever, and i am here 9 months. however, i do plan on sticking it out for the long haul. granted, life situations change so who knows...but that's my plan at the moment anyway. :)


    my husband has worked for the federal government 20 years! :eek: he's only had 2 other 'real jobs' before. however, he is not in the same position....moved onwards to law enforcement 6? years ago. it amazes me he's been with it so long! good to have someone solid/dependable in the relationship. ;)
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    I was at the same company for 7 1/2 years up until Sept 06, then I was at another for just over a year before joining here in Nov of 07.
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  • iamsampjiamsampj Posts: 784
    4 1/2 years...my 5 year anniversary is in november. and i plan on being w/ the company in some capacity forever :D
    yes...i do feel like a human. i do not feel like a tree.
  • pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    13 years next week....:)
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  • nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    decides2dream wrote:
    my husband has worked for the federal government 20 years! :eek: he's only had 2 other 'real jobs' before. however, he is not in the same position....moved onwards to law enforcement 6? years ago. it amazes me he's been with it so long! good to have someone solid/dependable in the relationship. ;)
    i don't think people ever leave government jobs. :p my dad worked for the government for 30+ years before retiring.

    of course, my mom worked for verizon for 30+ years, too, which is where i am now. so maybe i'll never leave. lol. we have a joke around the office that if you make it to 5 years, you'll be a "lifer".

    (of course things have been much more unstable around here for the past few years so i'm not sure that's an option anymore... )
  • Solat13Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    7+ years.

    But I only have 32 more days left before I quit and move on to a new opportunity this summer.
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  • dawngdawng Posts: 644
    5 1/2 years. This is about the time I'd normally start looking for a new job - but I'm happy here :)
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  • GalianaGaliana Posts: 554
    I started my current job on Ed's birthday--December 23, 2002.
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  • edvedder913edvedder913 Posts: 1,810
    4 years this month
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    been back 3.5 years
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  • HartydogHartydog Posts: 2,060
    about 7.5 years
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  • myhookmyhook Posts: 284
    I am 30 years old and have been a systems administrator for a high school district for 6.5 years.
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  • BetterThanYouBetterThanYou Posts: 853
    stevieraveon wrote:
    I just had my 8 year anniversary working for my company (a software company) while most of my friends have job hopped every 2 or 3 years. I'm 32 years old now and it was kind of odd realizing I've spent 25% of my life working for a company.

    funny you should mention that. my 10 year anniversary is this sunday. i've actually been working here a little longer than that because i was hired as a temp 4 months earlier, but they only count from when i was officially put on the books as my start point. i'll be getting a 10 year anniversary certificate and a book with a bunch of stuff and i can choose one item as a gift. i already know what's in the book, a woman i work with had her 10 year anniversary in january. it's down to either a small 3 disc stereo, a set of golf clubs (just the woods, not the irons), or a golf bag. i'm probably going to go with the golf bag.
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  • Hunger StrikeHunger Strike Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 229
    11 years in May. Hard to believe!
  • One Became FiveOne Became Five Posts: 269
    i have been teaching school for 14 years. k through 12 and even nights at the jail, all in special education.
  • NoCode_inMTNoCode_inMT Posts: 551
    On 6/01/2008.

    WOW! Hard to imagine...
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  • beachdwellerbeachdweller Posts: 1,532
    over 6 yrs now
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