re: People who have worked for a company 10+ Years

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I have this malady as well.

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My job is constantly changing and I have to learn new skills every few years. I guess that helps as well. A lot of it does get monotonous though. I've been out of college for 23 years and 21 of that is with 2 companies, 10 at one and 11 at the current one

I'd have a hard time going back to like 10-15 days of PTO though

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Sometimes job security is more important than a 12% pay bump when you are still raising kids. I've been at my current job for 11 years. They also pay me about the max I'll make in this market and I have a lot of PTO and good benefits.

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This is the answer for most of us. I’ve been at my job for 19 years. Good benefits and lots of PTO as well as some freedom or as much as you can get in the O&G industry

We have management changes from time to time and the current regime sucks but you just ride it out lol

Because I like the people and the culture, because I've worked at enough places to know that this is the best it gets, because I've laid the hard groundwork of establishing my professional reputation and network, and because I have only 6 more years until I can retire.

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Sometimes job security is more important than a 12% pay bump when you are still raising kids. I've been at my current job for 11 years. They also pay me about the max I'll make in this market and I have a lot of PTO and good benefits.

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Pretty much this. Been at my company for 11 years. My boss is a really good person who takes care of his people. That makes it much easier and enjoyable as well.

As an employer I’d strongly consider not hiring someone these days that had more than 2 jobs in a row of under 2 years unless I had limited other options. It would definitely be a red flag. Many jobs/ employers couldn’t do this to be fair.

But I’m looking for stability in most positions and I can offer that.

I would say that if you have never felt comfortable for that long you’ve had a lot of managers and employees that did a poor job of using your ability and creating benchmarks for you.

The pension?

Pay increases, promotions, great benefits, ownership options, credibility and trust in the company, higher job security, more control, more say in company strategy.

I started at the bottom of a company of less than 50 employees and have worked my way into a leadership role in the company that has over 500 employees now. That was always an appealing opportunity to me and I look at the company as something I helped and continue to help build.

Job security. I know the people I work with. I can do the job in my sleep so it’s low stress.

Been at my employer for 21 years. It’s helped that I’ve moved from Phoenix to Charlotte and then to Baton Rouge. I’ve also done 4 different jobs over 21 years so that helps.

9 years ago I was looking to leave due to being stuck in a supervisor position and not happy with my pay. I took a chance getting into outside sales and tripled my salary the first year then quadrupled my salary after that. I work out in my territory/home most days and only have to be in the office 1.5 hrs 2 days per week.

One of the other benefits is that I have 5 weeks of vacation and nobody cares where I’m at as long as I’m selling.