Longest time in one job

Never done more than ten years in one job, life in the private sector was tough, and there is less job security than in the public sector. I finally got a job in the public sector for the last ten years and got paid crazy amounts for less effort, and topped up my pension. I preferred the private sector though because I felt I was doing something useful. Now retired, my few years in the public sector has given me a feather-bedded retirement, whereas thirty two years in the private sector would have left us on benefits. Get a job at the council, you will never be poor.
 
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I joined the UK electricity industry as a 16 y-o trainee and chose redundancy/retirement after 42 years “continuous” service.
Sounds dull doesn’t it - but never a dull moment. I worked for Norweb, CEGB North West, CEGB North East, National Power, Eastern Power Generation Ltd, National Power (again), National Ash Ltd, International Power, Innogy, Regenesys Technologies, RWE UK Shared Services (incl Thames Water), RWE Generation, RWE npower. During those years, I’ve been relocated, reorganised, restructured, privatised, benchmarked, novated, sold-off, re-employed, downsized, rightsized, TUPE’d, outsourced, off-shored and near-shored, merged and acquired. As well as my day-job, I was General Manager of an Ash By-Products Company selling into the Cement Replacement Market. I invested £1m into a failed e-commerce “marketplace” but came out with £4.2m. Was part of the team that sold £3bn worth of Power Station Assets.
Went through around 18 major “change” programmes. On retirement, I held three *functional (* not on the Main board) Directorships being Procurement, Property, and Facilities.
I remember my Dad (who worked at Crossley Engineering) taking the piss when I went to work in an “office” - but my much wiser Uncle Bob said it was a great industry and I should try to stay in it - and I did. Best decision I ever made.
 
Rory Bluelow said:
I joined the UK electricity industry as a 16 y-o trainee and chose redundancy/retirement after 42 years “continuous” service.
Sounds dull doesn’t it - but never a dull moment. I worked for Norweb, CEGB North West, CEGB North East, National Power, Eastern Power Generation Ltd, National Power (again), National Ash Ltd, International Power, Innogy, Regenesys Technologies, RWE UK Shared Services (incl Thames Water), RWE Generation, RWE npower. During those years, I’ve been relocated, reorganised, restructured, privatised, benchmarked, novated, sold-off, re-employed, downsized, rightsized, TUPE’d, outsourced, off-shored and near-shored, merged and acquired. As well as my day-job, I was General Manager of an Ash By-Products Company selling into the Cement Replacement Market. I invested £1m into a failed e-commerce “marketplace” but came out with £4.2m. Was part of the team that sold £3bn worth of Power Station Assets.
Went through around 18 major “change” programmes. On retirement, I held three *functional (* not on the Main board) Directorships being Procurement, Property, and Facilities.
I remember my Dad (who worked at Crossley Engineering) taking the piss when I went to work in an “office” - but my much wiser Uncle Bob said it was a great industry and I should try to stay in it - and I did. Best decision I ever made.
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Started my career as a 16 year old for CEGB North West, then a stint with Nuclear Electric post privatisation. The CEGB bit were great days, wish I could have had the rest of my career there.
 
AJ71 said:
Started my career as a 16 year old for CEGB North West, then a stint with Nuclear Electric post privatisation. The CEGB bit were great days, wish I could have had the rest of my career there.
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Such a shame our nuclear industry is effectively owned by the French State ! Thanks to Blair - at least Thatcher provided against foreign ownership. I went to the CEGB at Didsbury in 1975 moving to Europa House Cheadle Heath in ‘76. A fine organisation.
 
Rory Bluelow said:
Such a shame our nuclear industry is effectively owned by the French State ! Thanks to Blair - at least Thatcher provided against foreign ownership. I went to the CEGB at Didsbury in 1975 moving to Europa House Cheadle Heath in ‘76. A fine organisation.
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Europa House for me, late 80's, then Booths Park Knutsford.
 
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