Views on staying in your job

[gonda]

Afternoon all,

was reading another thread on here about job satisfaction, and it got me to thinking...how long do people think its healthy to stay in a job?

I'v been in my current job at one of the banks in the City for around 5 months now, came here straight out of uni (ive just turned 23) and although Im enjoying my time here, and can see plenty of areas for progression, I cant help but wonder sometimes if I should have gone in for a grad scheme or similar to get a bit more exposure to different roles.

I guess its natural to think the grass is greener, but what do people think? Anyone chopped and changed a lot in their career?

 

[gonda]

Depends on the job type, but for the first job I would say at least 12 months - perhaps 2 years. If you change every 2 months or something it is hardly going to make you look very stable to a perspective employer is it?

totally agree, wasnt suggesting that I wanted to leave my current job, was just wondering what other peoples experiences had been, how long they'd been in jobs, people who'd had lots of different experience etc

Im hoping to stick in this job and make at least a couple of years out of it, it just makes you wonder when you see friends who are on say a grad scheme getting to try out 3 or 4 different roles.

 

[gonda]

I'm at the other end of the scale. In the same job for over twenty years!

Are you that guy in the office that everyone respects and fears a little?