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Uncle at Nintendo posted:I've been at my current job for 13 years. Though this would terrify most people, I personally like knowing I'll have the same job at the same place my entire life. I am sure the fact that this is a private union position has a lot to do with it but having a house and family with not knowing where I'll be in five years is unnerving to me, so this is perfect for me and my pessimism. Also retirement is 30 years so I will be able to retire before 55 which is pretty cool. Not as great as public union retirement but still pretty good. This seems pretty cool, what do you do? I usually stay 2-3 then move on.
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It really depends on how big the company is as well. I can move to drastically different jobs every 2 years or so all within my corporation because it's so big
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Jun 15, 2016 18:16
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Uncle at Nintendo posted:I've been at my current job for 13 years. Though this would terrify most people, I personally like knowing I'll have the same job at the same place my entire life. I am sure the fact that this is a private union position has a lot to do with it but having a house and family with not knowing where I'll be in five years is unnerving to me, so this is perfect for me and my pessimism. Also retirement is 30 years so I will be able to retire before 55 which is pretty cool. Not as great as public union retirement but still pretty good. same except i've been at it for 9 years and there's no union and they just told everyone that we don't get the pension we were promised anymore and if you don't like it you can go gently caress yourself at this point i'm just 100% not giving a poo poo and at least riding the job out until i get fired, but i can't seem to get fired so i don't know that their endgame is here
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Jun 15, 2016 18:31
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spud posted:This seems pretty cool, what do you do? Steamfitter's Union. Basically after high school I didn't want to go to college because I had poo poo grades in high school and my only interest that could be turned into a profession was computers, but there was no way in hell I was going to pass a C++ class or whatever. And also I was kind of worried about how volatile computer work was (I was always reading about layoffs) so I chose to apply for every trade job I could find and eventually I took the test for the steamfitter's union and I have been doing that for a long time. It worked out well because there is a LOT of training and all of that time would have been taken up by being in school (seriously the training can take years). I ended up going to college later in life and had straight A's for my bachelor's so it turns out I sucked in high school because 8 hours a day of classes is torture and lol if you try to teach me Spanish at 7 AM. I ended up loving college and only went because I didn't want to tell my kid they had to go when I never did. Rape Stink posted:Stay in a good union forever. Yeah the union dues more than make up for never having to fear being laid off (though that does happen in certain unions; though it's more of a furlough than a layoff if that happens). Sales is cool though. I always wish I could be good at it, but the only thing I'd ever be good at selling was stuff I believed in, so I would make a terrible pharmaceutical unless I used every drug I was supposed to sell. What kind of stuff do you sell? Also, it's a good skill to have because salespeople will always be needed even when the cyborgs take over. Pitdragon posted:honestly, assuming the job's not poo poo and the pay's decent, i think a lot of people would appreciate that kind of consistency It's a good job with very good pay and benefits with the only downside being that it requires rotating shift work. So a lot of weekends I don't have off while friends are inviting me to stuff and 50% of the time I cannot go. Also working Christmas sucks when you have a kid, but the triple pay makes up for it and you just celebrate everything on a different day. It is funny what you say about most people appreciating consistency, because a lot of my friends think I am crazy, saying things like "I would be miserable if I knew I was going to be doing the same thing for 30 years" and here I am thinking the opposite. I could happily turn the same bolt on the same factory line every day for 30 years if it paid well and was a solid gig! A FUCKIN CANARY!! posted:same except i've been at it for 9 years and there's no union and they just told everyone that we don't get the pension we were promised anymore and if you don't like it you can go gently caress yourself e: That really sucks. What state are you in? Because taking back a pension promised to you is illegal in some states. Chumbawumba4ever97 fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Jun 15, 2016 |
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Jun 15, 2016 18:32
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I've been pretty consistent at two years before I start getting bored. I'm starting a new job in a few weeks that will pay 50% more than when I started my career five years ago so that feels like a good amount of time. CCNA goon, go for it on your own time. IT certs are amazing to have and Cisco makes some really good gear.
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Jun 15, 2016 19:27
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Trucking on 10 years on this job and several different positions.
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Jun 15, 2016 19:36
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18 months to 2 years. I typically either get fed up and quit in anger, or complain loud enough to get fired for "Not Being A Good Fit." which is code for 'Does well at the job but acts like a complete rear end in a top hat when he wants something changed.' I work in sales though, so it's pretty easy to find a new job when I want one. The amount of hiring and firing and general turnover in this field is unbelievable.
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Jun 15, 2016 19:47
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13 years as a digital retouch artist (laid off once they figured out that no one gives a poo poo about retouching anymore) and now I'm almost 7 years in as a (lovely) web dev. Now that my current job has decided that raises are no longer a thing they have to do, I'm starting to look again. Woulda stuck around forever but that's bullshit. And it's not just me they won't give raises to, this was a company wide announcement.
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Jun 15, 2016 19:50
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Never been fired or laid off from a job, even when I was working multiple part-time/self employed. Sounds like some of you are just bad at jobs 
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Jun 15, 2016 19:56
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Inzombiac posted:Never been fired or laid off from a job, even when I was working multiple part-time/self employed. errrrrr
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Jun 15, 2016 20:09
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Anywheres from less than an hour up to thirty years. The best paying job I ever had lasted about six minutes and it took goatse to get me fired from the 30 year job. Self employed for a few years, and about eight months into my current gig in which I plan to glide to retirement.
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Jun 15, 2016 20:26
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Something about a baby boomer getting fired over goatse is extremely funny.
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notZaar posted:Something about a baby boomer getting fired over goatse is extremely funny. He didn't get fired for looking at goatse, his boss found out he IS goatse
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Jun 15, 2016 20:46
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I would not hire someone who changes jobs every year. Even if they changed every 2 years, if it was consistent i'd prefer to pick someone who has potential to stick around longer. Takes people close to year before they're not a massive drain on my time and can contribute significantly, gently caress if i'm restarting that process every 12 months. I've only worked for 2 companies in the last 14 years. first one was 6 years straight from school at 16, this one has been 8 so far. Recently started a new company under them, we're sharing branding and they own most of it. I'll probably stay under this umbrella as long as they'll have me. Lexorin posted:13 years as a digital retouch artist (laid off once they figured out that no one gives a poo poo about retouching anymore) demand for good retouchers is through the roof in advertising. everything that goes to print gets retouched to poo poo and most people are bad at it. dont work in fashion. cubicle gangster fucked around with this message at 21:01 on Jun 15, 2016 |
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Jun 15, 2016 20:55
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I've been at my current job for twenty years. It's not particularly easy because mom wants the house spotless but the PB&J's are tops.
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Jun 15, 2016 21:40
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as long as the john needs
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Jun 15, 2016 21:47
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I am an unemployed human wreckage with a phat steam account.
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Jun 15, 2016 21:50
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For the past five years, I've averaged a job every year. There's no sense prolonging the pain beyond that. New places, new faces.
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Jun 15, 2016 21:51
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Most likely either 20 years, when I can retire and immediately collect pension, 30 years, when I will be able to collect full pension immediately without a penalty, or 32 years when the pension maxes out.
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Jun 15, 2016 22:07
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cubicle gangster posted:demand for good retouchers is through the roof in advertising. everything that goes to print gets retouched to poo poo and most people are bad at it. dont work in fashion. It was a small family owned studio. I don't know if I was any good, but I do know I could do a better job then most people working on magazines or something. Still it's not something I'd like to go back to doing, as retouching grandmas wrinkles out of her daughters wedding pictures for eight hours a day every day wears on your sanity.
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Jun 15, 2016 22:21
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Longest i've ever worked at one place is 3 years. I keep leaving and going back to school.
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Jun 15, 2016 22:21
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2-4 years shortest is 9 months though, place was weird and obviously failing -- i got out and they shut down within 4-5 months like theoretically i would stay a long time at the right place, but normally i want to get the gently caress out after 2
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Jun 15, 2016 22:31
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Inzombiac posted:Never been fired or laid off from a job, even when I was working multiple part-time/self employed. congratulations on successfully utilizing your servile personality in the post industrial capitalist world make sure to report anyone you catch browsing the web at work and to follow the facial hair guidelines you agreed to upon being hired.
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Jun 15, 2016 22:35
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2-3 years. I've been at my current job for 2 years and I literally feel pain when I hear my boss say my name so I'm getting close to updating my resume and finding something better.
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Jun 15, 2016 23:28
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Longest I've lasted in a job is a little under 3 years, would've stayed there longer but they changed the management structure and it all went to poo poo after that.
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Jun 15, 2016 23:29
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Long enough to clear the place of all the things not bolted down
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Jun 15, 2016 23:36
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15 months average.
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Lexorin posted:13 years as a digital retouch artist (laid off once they figured out that no one gives a poo poo about retouching anymore) and now I'm almost 7 years in as a (lovely) web dev. Now that my current job has decided that raises are no longer a thing they have to do, I'm starting to look again. Woulda stuck around forever but that's bullshit. And it's not just me they won't give raises to, this was a company wide announcement. My last company did that. Told everyone no more raises unless you're below average salary for your job, and if they feel like you deserve extra for being a superstar they'll just give you some more bonus. Also took away the stock grant plan. I had worked there for 10 years and quit within six months of the changes.
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Jun 15, 2016 23:57
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Four years at my current job, I tried to quit a few months ago and they matched my job offer with a promise of a promotion on top of it in August, so I guess I'll just stay here till they stop trying desperately to keep me, or if it turns out they were lying about the promotion we'll see. I like it here though, and at five years I go up another time off bracket so I can do even less work
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Jun 16, 2016 01:04
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I've been in IT for a while now. Started in a small shop doing consulting/repair/ISP admin stuff and quit when that guy decided to let his wife start making stupid business decisions. Worked at another company for 8 years but I quit when I moved away. Next place laid me off after 2 years and I practically thanked them. Next job was one I took because I needed money. I left about 6 months ago they got bought out because it was obvious the new company HQ wanted to move the jobs to HQ in Boston (which they did). Currently job has been almost 4 years. They are paying for me to take CompSci classes at a local college and I will probably leave or try to get fired once I have my papers.
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Jun 16, 2016 01:12
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I usually leave as soon as the cops start to pick up on the fact that the pattern of gruesome ritual murders is centered on my office
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Jun 16, 2016 01:22
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extra stout posted:congratulations on successfully utilizing your servile personality in the post industrial capitalist world For real, though, I should have been fired for insubordination a few times because this whole place is people constantly failing upwards and I can't keep my mouth shut when my superiors make lovely decisions. I'm actually looking to leave ASAP.
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I have been fired and it is the worst feeling. Technically my current job is the longest. I work in a hotel that closed for renovations and re-branded with new ownership, but I have worked just over 4 combined years in the building.
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