How long have you been at your current job?

[bigmike23]

A WILD 4 years. Before here I had a useless Criminal Justice degree for a career in Law Enforcement that as I finished up my degree I realized Id loathe life as an officer of anything. So I felt stuck and kinda hopeless as to what I was gunna make of my life.

Started here as a material handler. Within 2 months of that I got promoted to Technician making great money. A year after that I got promoted to tech 2 which is a 6-figure job working a day of OT from time to time. The company is now paying for 3/4 of schooling I went back for to become an Electrician Technician which is above 60 an hr, more in coming years from cost-of-living increases.

I have 5 weeks vacation. Work an extremely hunting friendly 3on 3off schedule, so I only work half the year to begin with.

They say you owe your employer nothing, but in my case i cannot agree

 

[saskhunter]

18 years at my current job but starting a new one next week.

More pay, better hours and less responsibilities. It was a no brainer.

 

[I Am Gunz]

Been in the trade for 19 years, been at my current employer for 6. Great benefits all around. A lot better than most companies.

 

[DoubleMM]

Retired now for 3 years but 20 years with one company and 22 with another before that.

 

[kthomas]

Been unemployed for 1 year and 1 month...

 

[woodmaster0462]

35 years....im retiring December 31st.

 

[Wolfshead]

35 years....im retiring December 31st.

Congratulations!
If I may offer some advice….
You may want to get something lined up to do that will keep you busy if you already don’t.
My first year was a learning curve, and I’d been making knives and doing leatherwork on the side before retiring.
Also, I was a school teacher and football coach for my 33 years and it was somewhat of a transition for me, going from having friends and colleagues around a lot to being alone A LOT.
My wife gets home from work now, and she’ll say that it’s very quiet, and I’m thinking this is what it’s always like….

 

[JohnDough]

Congratulations!
If I may offer some advice….
You may want to get something lined up to do that will keep you busy if you already don’t.
My first year was a learning curve, and I’d been making knives and doing leatherwork on the side before retiring.
Also, I was a school teacher and football coach for my 33 years and it was somewhat of a transition for me, going from having friends and colleagues around a lot to being alone A LOT.
My wife gets home from work now, and she’ll say that it’s very quiet, and I’m thinking this is what it’s always like….

Posts like this are wild. I can't WAIT to retire and retreat to my house and not leave.

 

[Crusader]

I'm retiring end of next month after 15 years as a civilian working for Air Force environmental/civil engineering, most recently doing natural resources management. Spent about 20 years prior to that in the private sector doing environmental engineering/compliance. Looking forward to retirement, have lots of plans and goals!

 

[ScottP76]

A bit over 17 years in, 8yrs 4 days 9 hours left to go. Will do 25 yrs and retiring at 52. Kept on saying I was going to look at different agencies for years. But high on Seniority list and close to maxed out on PTO so I guess I'll stay lol.

 

[Scoot]

25 years this month. I've had half-a-dozen roles, but all the same place. I like what I do and will work another decade or more. I'd like to stay where I'm at, but who knows...

 

[Wolfshead]

Posts like this are wild. I can't WAIT to retire and retreat to my house and not leave.

Trust me, I highly recommend retirement!
I can’t imagine having to have that daily commitment of being at work again.
It was just a transition is all.

 

[Dr. Dirt Nap]

Started in the financial services business in '98 and opened my firm in 2005 so I guess 26 years? I don't feel that old at 47.

 

[lyingflatlander]

21 years. I have watched a lot of people come and go. That either makes me resilient or a damn fool.