Poll - Duration of your Current Employment

Poll Poll How long have you been working for your current employer?

  • Between 0 and 2 years

    Votes: 3 6.5%

  • Between 2 and 5 years

    Votes: 10 21.7%

  • Between 5 and 10 years

    Votes: 9 19.6%

  • Between 10 and 15 years

    Votes: 4 8.7%

  • Longer than 15 years

    Votes: 10 21.7%

  • Self-employed

    Votes: 7 15.2%

  • Retired (you are lucky)

    Votes: 2 4.3%

  • Unemployed (hope no one choose this box)

    Votes: 1 2.2%
  • Total voters
    46
  • Poll closed .
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ksher

Veteran
 Bedfordshire
I have been working for my current employer for over 7 years now, and it is the third permanent job since I finished university in 1998. Due to economic downturn, we had no pay rise last year, and also expect pay freeze this year (to be confirmed this month). Recovery started but speed is so slow. Job market is quiet, employers pay less for new recruits. My current pay package is not bad, including final salary pension scheme and private health care. That makes searching for a new job with more money (15% increase) and similar benefits more difficult. :(

Before the recession (between 2000 and 2006), people changed jobs every 2 years for more money. Since 2007, most people just hoped not to be made redundant.
 
Around 9.5 years with my current employer, and this is my second proper permanent job since graduating in 1996. This year we eventually got a 0.5% pay rise, and I'm also on a final salary pension scheme. I don't regret being at the same place for this amount of time, as my job has changed quite a bit and I've climbed the corporate ladder by a few steps, so haven't really "stayed still".

I reckon that the next couple of years look quite challenging in the current environment.
 
I used to change jobs every 3 years to keep me aligned to the corporate pay scales, employable, changing skill set and moving 'up' That worked well but meant I have to relocate house about 5 times :thumbsdown:

Walked out of my last job with near 900 employees in 1998. Set up my own business at home with a laptop as a consultant and never really considered going back.

Used to do ad hoc consulting for many companies, but they got tighter on rates, expected you to include travel, etc. Now tend to do long term contracting assignments that can last years bringing US companies into the UK market. All the advantages of own business from tax, home work, no office politics, no commute, etc. and less of the stress of finding the next role, job, marketing need, etc.

My advice to anyone thinking about moving is to do it while you are in a position of not needing to. Don't wait until you get too stale in one role or worst case laid off. It's way harder to move. I used to question people who took 'breaks' came to me after 10 years in a company, etc. Hard but fact.
 
Been self employed for coming up on 5 years now... Last year was just horrible; didn't have any work at all for 6 months... Very nearly cost me my zed :(

Things are definitely picking up for this year though, which I hope bodes well for the job market in general.

Sorry to hear that, flimper :( what field are you in?
 
Z4 Beemer said:
Around 9.5 years with my current employer, and this is my second proper permanent job since graduating in 1996. This year we eventually got a 0.5% pay rise, and I'm also on a final salary pension scheme. I don't regret being at the same place for this amount of time, as my job has changed quite a bit and I've climbed the corporate ladder by a few steps, so haven't really "stayed still".

I reckon that the next couple of years look quite challenging in the current environment.
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Annual inflation is now 3.5%. 0.5% is nearly nothing, or should say better than nothing. If we are told this month that no pay rise again this year. I will request working from home at least 8 days a month to save money on fuel (£1.21 per litre of Shell V-Power). :( It could save me £8.50 a day on fuel.
 
Times are hard in the UK. I retired after 30 plus years of service and now sell my skills (well I think they’re skills) to the highest ‘ethical’ bidder. The Middle East now provides a good return on my 30 years ‘skill’ investment and will hopefully top up the pension account (new Zed account really.....although Mrs J doesn’t know this) although there is no guarantee of permanency. The times of planning a decent career are, I think for the moment, over in the UK – it looks like grab what you can and hang on to it.
 
starting my 24th year at the Goodyear Tire and rubber Company, presently in the position of retail business development.
 
powerontap said:
starting my 24th year at the Goodyear Tire and rubber Company, presently in the position of retail business development.
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Unlimited/free supply of rubber to your zed makes you working for the company over 24 years. :D
 
Tweed said:
Been self employed for coming up on 5 years now... Last year was just horrible; didn't have any work at all for 6 months... Very nearly cost me my zed :(

Things are definitely picking up for this year though, which I hope bodes well for the job market in general.

Sorry to hear that, flimper :( what field are you in?
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I am a trader in the online betting market, or indeed anything to do with betting/bookmaking. Trouble for me is the majority of the firms moved offshore to avoid the high taxes and my missus doesn't want to move. And as for starting a new career, I just don't know where to start :?
 
I'm a secondary school English teacher. I'm in my second year after qualifying, so am still moving up the payscales. In the relatively near future I'll be looking for more responsibility (already acquired my first responsibility 'point' as they're sometimes called) or possibly even moving abroad for a bit. Just buying a house at the moment, though - so if I go abroad would need to sort out people to rent, etc.!
 
Been in this current Job just over a year, prior to that, 7 1/2 years in my previous positon. Ended up being out of work the back end of 2008 for 2 month
 
Almost 12 years with this employer after an enjoyable 22 years in the Miltary. Was informed yesterday that i am now at risk of redundancy........not so good times.
 
30 years ago Started off as a apprentice bricklayer for my dad at the age of 16 in 1980 , with a bucket of tools started our own bissness then as sub contractors moving it to general building contracting my dad passed away 3 years ago and my son started with the firm then as an apprentice carpinter, circle of life !( just reminded me the little sh*t tiped the digger over yesterday)
 
I did 13 1/2 years with my original employee and the same again with my second. Now early retired :D .
 
20 years ago started a company, branched out back in my home country as well but scaled that back a bit recently. Went up to 25 people on the payroll but Labour killed that off with all the red tape, so sub contractors only nowadays.
 
Sparex (tractor parts!) industrial placement
Small regional airline 'til 99
Big UK defence company 'til 06 (with 3 years abroad hence username)
Big US aerospace company 'til present, doing ok there, gone from manager to senior manager recently

Commercial/contracts/business strategy roles, currently heading up business development for Airbus and Boeing but lots of UK MoD and US DoD experience too.
 
cj10jeeper said:
I used to change jobs every 3 years to keep me aligned to the corporate pay scales, employable, changing skill set and moving 'up' That worked well but meant I have to relocate house about 5 times :thumbsdown:

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My advice to anyone thinking about moving is to do it while you are in a position of not needing to. Don't wait until you get too stale in one role or worst case laid off. It's way harder to move. I used to question people who took 'breaks' came to me after 10 years in a company, etc. Hard but fact.
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Some good advice here IMHO
 
Been with the current empoyer for 17yrs a good company to work for and the the two guys i work for are excellent,i knew one of them before i started with them so class him as a mate.Another North East lad so he's alright by me.Had to take a 10% pay cut at the beginning of the year but a few of the lads back at the office/warehouse were put on a 4 day week.There was a few grumblings amongst the guys at the office/warehouse as they thought that me and the three other guys who are out on the road selling were getting a better deal,but when confronted with well he's my keys i'll take the four day week and you do my five day week but i only get paid for four days their tune soon changed, they didn't fancy the four nights away from home like i do.When i was asked about taking a pay cut i was more than happy to do it,if it keeps me in a job with a company i like working for then happy to do what i can for the company.And also i get to keep my P&J.
 
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