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Offline Swannie

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Years with employer
« on: February 20, 2018, 07:08:33 PM »
Been with my employer 23 years today and pretty much only employer when I finished school. Many on here been with there employer longer? Doesn’t seem to be as common these days I always get a a funny look when I tell them how long if been with the 1 company

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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2018, 07:10:46 PM »
19 years next month
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2018, 07:11:23 PM »
27 in May
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2018, 07:13:13 PM »
21 for me and 20 for other half
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2018, 07:13:42 PM »
33 years, right up to retiring in February 2017.
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2018, 07:26:48 PM »
20 in July
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2018, 07:27:50 PM »
Not as much as you guys but over the last 31 years ive had basicly 3 jobs and long service with 2 off them ....
1st job was started in 1986 apprentice fitter & turner   11 years
2nd job counter sales at a nut and bolt shop 3 years
3rd jod started as a truck driver in a scrap metal yard think about 15 yers ago
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2018, 07:34:48 PM »
33 years, 5 months and 10 days.... retired 10 years ago at the end of this year and it is the best thing ever....  Camping, Boating (Sailing) and Freedom!!!!

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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2018, 07:38:01 PM »
I hope to get close to those numbers! I've started my 8th year with my school this year.
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2018, 07:40:05 PM »
Only 11 years with this company, but I worked for the company that my current employer bought out and the company that the other company bought out. ;)
It's almost 15 years doing what I do now, but only 11 years of long service to show for it....  >:D
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2018, 07:43:05 PM »
Quote from: Desert lover on February 20, 2018, 07:34:48 PM
33 years, 5 months and 10 days.... retired 10 years ago at the end of this year and it is the best thing ever....  Camping, Boating (Sailing) and Freedom!!!!

Like you, enjoying retirement, worked since I was 14, looking forward to more travel once the wife has her health issues remedied, hopefully all done over the next 12 months.
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2018, 07:52:41 PM »
40 years then rewarded with a wonderful redundancy. Couldn't have scripted it better.
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2018, 07:57:53 PM »
Quote from: RebsWA on February 20, 2018, 07:52:41 PM
40 years then rewarded with a wonderful redundancy. Couldn't have scripted it better.

same here.  39 years and redundancy at age 63.  Never been so busy.  Always something to do or plan.  As the TV ad says   boatin campin fishin
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2018, 08:01:18 PM »


Quote from: Swannie on February 20, 2018, 07:08:33 PM
Been with my employer 23 years today
Swannie

I ticked over 23 years last Wednesday.
Same here, only full time job since school.

Although the company is vastly different to 23 years ago. Different name, different owners, different address (4 times) and different direction.

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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2018, 08:03:48 PM »
Yes Diver agree, I was lucky, got out at 55 but took a job I liked for 3 more years. Retired over 10 years now.
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #15 on: February 20, 2018, 08:08:02 PM »
Quote from: Vitara_JaycoSwift_Outback on February 20, 2018, 07:38:01 PM
I've started my 8th year with my school this year.

VJO,
You're in your 8th year.
I found grade 4 the hardest 😋
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #16 on: February 20, 2018, 08:21:57 PM »
I am 23 years later this year in September. My boss has 48 years this year. Last year we had a guy retire at 72 years old. First and last job with this company, 55 years service I think it was.
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #17 on: February 20, 2018, 08:22:35 PM »
Does self employed count???

35 Years working on and now running the family farm, the only job I have ever had since leaving school.
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #18 on: February 20, 2018, 08:23:16 PM »
Reached a record for me last year.... 4 years with the same employer...

Most of my stuff has been max 2 year contracts for the last 20 years, with some running to 3 years. Shortest was a 3 month contract for one bit of work, and a lot of mine were seasonal work between April 2005 and late 2007, and again in 2010 - 2013.

Does make my resume a bit long - I think as someone said the other day I need to look at doing a portfolio based on instead.
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #19 on: February 20, 2018, 08:37:49 PM »
38 and a bit years and finished in 2007.
Now just coasting along.
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #20 on: February 20, 2018, 08:49:27 PM »
Started in 1980 as an apprentice plumber where I stayed with that govt employer for 12years.
Went out as self employed which I did for 8 years before injury forced me off the tools.
Been inspecting plumbing combined with industry education and training for last 18 years.
Not sure when my last day of work arrives, I am visiting the financial planner next month, but 5-10 years is my guess.
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #21 on: February 20, 2018, 09:00:12 PM »
28 years now. Hurt myself before Christmas and been on compo so lets see if I make 29.
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #22 on: February 20, 2018, 09:12:01 PM »
42 years, 5 months and 21 days and retired the day after my 60th birthday on an adequate DFRDB/PSSdb pension.
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #23 on: February 20, 2018, 09:29:19 PM »
33 years then Medically Retired. 
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Re: Years with employer
« Reply #24 on: February 20, 2018, 09:37:11 PM »
Quote from: Paddler Ed on February 20, 2018, 08:23:16 PM
Reached a record for me last year.... 4 years with the same employer...

Most of my stuff has been max 2 year contracts for the last 20 years, with some running to 3 years. Shortest was a 3 month contract for one bit of work, and a lot of mine were seasonal work between April 2005 and late 2007, and again in 2010 - 2013.

Does make my resume a bit long - I think as someone said the other day I need to look at doing a portfolio based on instead.

Considering I’m generation X, I count myself as pretty blessed to have fallen into the job I have now.

When I was doing my apprenticeship Peter Reith was taking the final steps in the casualisation of the workforce.
When I finish my time employers where rejoicing in their new found freedoms and there was only contract on offer for any one new to the trades.
I did the mines thing and I hated only being employed for 2 weeks at a time. I did like the fact that as much as the bosses loved the thought of being able to tell staff ‘don’t bother coming tomorrow’, they absolutely hated the fact that we could all say ‘I can’t be bothered going in today’ and half the workshop would go fishing instead.... ;)

After 4 years of being employed week to week, I was so stocked when I finally got to sign on full time and saw that I could actually build a career with a company. I don’t have any plans on going anywhere and would love to clock up the time that some of the other posters on here have got up their sleeves. 

Sadly though, pretty much all of my peers will never know anything other then contract work for most of their working lives.
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