Longest time in one job

[bluetonium]

25 years as of next year, and we've been told no pay rise for at least the next 2 years, not even for inflation, unless inflation surpasses 10% in the UK in a calendar year.

 

[Odd socks]

19 years 360 days, only worked for five different companies and loyal to them all and only left when they closed down excluding the last one when I retired. No golden handshake just the standard one weeks pay for every year but I feel blessed that I was never without work for long ( early 80's were hardest time and fortunately single then). Never earned great money but for my education I was in good company and we all seemed have similar lives and interests, so just your average man in the street I guess.
Reading this back it looks like a life of misery but I can honestly say I loved every bit of it because it felt like we were living the dream, no pressure to be anything other than normal ( telling my lad yesterday that we would take a packed lunch when you went out to the working men's club on New Year's Eve as it was an 8 hour session - he couldn't get his head around it).
Thanks for the thread by the way, it has made me reflect on my life and realise how much I have enjoyed it.
Just hope for my life of toil that this last job I now love called retirement will beat my previous record.

 

[BlueHammer85]

I've been there a number of times over the years. My bonuses have almost always been based on the performance of the company in particular PBT but my role requires spending a lot of money to fund the following year's business so it's at odds with what I do.

I learned long ago to make sure my annual salary was better! Guaranteed earnings and now I care a lot less about bonuses. But I can see why you'd be put out if you've always had one before. Particularly if it gets paid out this time of year!

It's honestly screwed me over and I really needed it this year particularly, worst was only being told yesterday, few days before pay.

 

[rowarta]

38 years with global IT company, lots of different roles from ops, finance but settled into sales role. I left in 2021 then rejoined 12 months later as part of a spin off company. Think I've got about 18 months left then retirement.

 

[normskih]

38 years. Sill working but part time and caring. My previous job was about four years. Come to think of it all my siblings were in the same jobs for many years and always in employment.

 

[hampshireblue]

I retired after 37 years doing the only job I ever wanted to do. Very lucky.

 

[normskih]

18 years ago today I started in a dream job at Historic Royal Palaces on IT Helpdesk based at Hampton court palace but also covering Tower of London, Kensington palace, Kew palace, Banqueting house (in Whitehall) and Hillsborough castle in Northern Ireland.

This is now the longest I've been in a job. Previous longest was working 12 hour shifts on a production line in factory making multi layer ceramic capacitors for anything and everything electrical

My job had changed from one I absolutely loved and was passionate about until COVID. We made 450 redundant, all my friends left and now I don't like going to work. I'm 63 (almost 64) and not sure I'll be there much longer

What's longest time you've ever been in one job

I’ve visited Hampton Court Palace and The Tower of London in the last few years and both are brilliant places to visit, just fascinating.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Wow these are long tenures some people have. I just get bored after 2 years anywhere, I need that new challenge over and over again although it’s just the same work in a different place (although it’s all WFH these days).

Out of 18 jobs I’ve had one bad ‘un. Rag owners they were so should have known.

 

[west didsblue]

39 years, then took early retirement at 60 with a nice pay off and decent pension. Can’t complain.

 

[Scottyboi]

Nearly 11 years, and I have taken voluntary redundancy I leave at the end of the month buzzing. Straight into a new job 5th of Jan no messing about.

 

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

Did 39 and a half years in my last job before the place closed down and we were all made redundant.
Retired after this and have never looked back and it's 5 years to the day today ( 17th December ) since this happened.
I did enjoy my work and had some really good mates there.

 

[jimharri]

25 years as of last august.

 

[stonerblue]

Before i got my own business it was 4 years.

 

[Eaststander1]

Did 24 years with Royal Mail, but, with a big company, it never took me long to realise that you're never a valued employee, you're just a payroll number.

 

[give it to gordon]

22 years at Chestfield Golf Club.
Joined as Depty Head Greenkeeper. Then 18 or so years as Head Greenkeeper, then made redundant.

 

[Stato]

3 years.
Been working full time for 13 years.
Currently 2 years at current place and will be looking for something new in the New Year

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

15th September 1968 to 30th April 2009. Six different schools, same authority.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

33 years in the Civil Service until I retired in my early 50's.

Only other proper job was 12 months as a supermarket warehouse manager.

 

[Chappie]

29 years with a American owned multi national company who then relocated to Poland, I then stayed on at the same place for the people who bought and developed the site in Salford for a further 12 years a total of 41 years in the same building .
I was only to supposed to stay for a month .
How lucky have I been, right place at the right time.

 

[maccieblue]

Did 39 and a half years in my last job before the place closed down and we were all made redundant.
Retired after this and have never looked back and it's 5 years to the day today ( 17th December ) since this happened.
I did enjoy my work and had some really good mates there.

I've just done 39 and a half ,and the company isn't too healthy at the moment so might be doing the same as you