re: What's the longest and shortest you've worked a "real" job?

Three days, started a job and found out the second day that the owners were Scientologists. They started with some pretty weird talk. Went to lunch the 3rd day and never went back.
They would smoke like trains but talk about sitting in a hot tub to purify their bodies.

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Shortest 3 months.

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Same, first job out of college. The hired a position they thought they needed but really did not.

Longest 13 years, the job I went to after the 3 month job. The company at the three month job used me for several projects and troubleshooting over the years as did the largest competitor of that company

Other than that 3 month Job, 4 1/2 years has been the shortest.


Let me think about this in terms of non cash jobs.

8 years retail job while in school (in college, married with kids, Yeah I know)

3 months with a manufacturing company that didn't need my position.

The rest of my jobs (33 years worth) have been at engineering consulting companies

13 years
9 years
4 1/2 years
6 1/2 years (current job)

14 yrs and counting

6 mos

longest- taught High School 25 years
shortest- part time at a hardware store, one month

Shortest - 4 years which led to my Longest Job - 14 years

Now I’m 2 months into my new job. Those are the only 3 jobs i ever had.

43 years working through management positions for one company via several departments. Annual bonuses were great and I wanted to maybe go to 45 years.

The longest real job I had was for 42 years. Worked summer jobs, definitely not career jobs, while in high school and college.

First job out of college, I worked there 10 months. Next job, 2 years. At my 3rd job out of college currently and have been here almost 21 years.

While in college worked the night shift at Kmart for extra money. After a hard night of stocking shelves .It was the last hour of work.I leaned against the shelf for a break.

The morning shift crew was coming in and this manager probably about 25 says enjoying your break sarcastically. I said I sure am right back at him. We started an argument. I walked out with the electronics dept key. I then walked back in a gave it back to him and said enjoy your life at Kmart. The store closed a year later. That was my first and only night at Kmart.