Length of service

Zefan said:
While those things may be true, I think the biggest thing that makes most people absolutely not suited to it is the regular changes in not just job role, but location. Of course, this can be spun as a pro as opposed to a con, but don't underestimate the strength of the roots people can't - or won't - dig up.

Don't forget the lack of freedom to apply for new roles at will too. I'm aware that in certain trades/ranks it's a little easier to guide your own career, but I know of far too many people who get moved when they are perfectly happy to stay, and equally as many that are crying out to move but aren't able to do so. This just isn't a problem in civvy street.
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Also causes major issues for the spouse, having to find a new job when you both move. Fine if they work at Tesco stacking shelves, not so much when it's a more specialist role.
 
the chargehand in my work will be retiring this year after 47 years. a few directors and big wigs will be up to see him off.
 
Currently I appear to work in 2 year stints before moving on and up; I think that's enough time to gauge whether you're into the job or not
 
Diddums said:
I hope you earn a LOT of money for a commute like that :eek:
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It's all relative. I earn a decent amount compared to the vast majority of the UK, but certainly not an exorbitant amount compared to others in the city. The problem is that in my field there are very few jobs paying as much outside London. I'd probably need to take a 30-50% paycut to work somewhere vaguely local again.

In any case, if I earnt a LOT of money, then I probably wouldn't need to commute as far. I certainly don't earn enough to consider living in London for example, even if we wanted to, as I'd need a budget in excess of a million to get anything approaching acceptable.
 
Well I have had various jobs throughout my working life but I'm now down to my last ten working days. :D

After that it's retirement with an occupational pension which I have worked long and hard for. Hopefully I can then do the things I could never find the time to do when when I was working. :)

I know you shouldn't wish your life away, but with all the uncertainty over what brexit will mean and job insecurity these days, I'm so glad I'm not just starting out in my working career in these uncertain times.
 
7 years so far and reached the top of my pay grade 3 years ago and I've been rather complacent since and i've now become bored with what I do.

Due to the above i'm currently applying for internal jobs with a lot better pay grade and more interesting work.
 
Slam62 said:
Well, pointless thread but hey

Next week I will have been at my current employer for 24 years.

Some people retire with over 40 years service.

24 years seems incredible to me.

How long do you guys envisage staying at your current employer?

When I joined I thought 5 years would be lucky.
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You're clearly in the military. There is a World outside ;)
 
Just over eight years for me. Though I am part time now as I really couldn't handle their **** full time either mentally or physically . . . . . .
 
9 years in 2 weeks time for me. Still enjoying it, and lucky enough to have rolling CSOPs so unlikely to look around for a while yet.
 
I had a horrible problem of becoming bored. I was also conscious of becoming too comfortable in my position. I believed that this was counter productive to my own aspirations. I also believed that you could type cast yourself if you stayed in a company for too long. However true these beliefs are are open to criticism, but it was how I operated when I was employed.

What certainly was true, however, was that the largest payrises I ever had were the result of me changing company and negotiating myself a better starting contract. Most companies will only pay you the minimum they can get away with in my experience (bolstered by the fact that salary increase offers used to find their way out of the woodwork when I handed my notice in).

1st Position (out of Uni ) : 6 months
2nd Position : 6 months
3rd Position : 2 Years
4th Position : 3 Years
5th Position : 5 Years (too long)
6th Position : 18 months

Now I am self employed.
 
A few months and the boredom is near enough giving me brain damage already.

Longest with an employer is 8 years. Although as a contractor and they sent me all across Europe with work. So most months a different site.
 
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