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re: What's the longest and shortest you've worked a "real" job?
Posted on 4/29/22 at 6:31 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Posted on 4/29/22 at 6:31 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Longest 5.5 years
Shortest 1.5 years
Shortest 1.5 years
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Posted on 4/29/22 at 6:46 pm to Athis
Ethnicity reference
A sign that your world view may be shorter than your tenure
Get out. See the world. It’s a big place.
A sign that your world view may be shorter than your tenure
Get out. See the world. It’s a big place.
Posted on 4/29/22 at 6:51 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Before I went back on active duty with the Air Force, 3 or so months as an Assistant Manager for Racetrac. Longest was 30 years with the USAF before retiring in 2013.
Posted on 4/29/22 at 6:53 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Assistant Manager at Dominos Pizza for 3.5 days.
I needed something to bridge a 6 month gap at 23, but that wasn't it.
I needed something to bridge a 6 month gap at 23, but that wasn't it.
Posted on 4/29/22 at 6:53 pm to Bryno1960
Shortest 13 years. Longest 23 years and counting
Posted on 4/29/22 at 6:56 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
17 years
3 weeks
3 weeks
Posted on 4/29/22 at 6:56 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
3.5 months is the shortest
7 years is the longest (and still going)
7 years is the longest (and still going)
Posted on 4/29/22 at 7:30 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Shortest:
7 months before LL&E was merged into Burlington Resources, they hired me downtown. When I was laid off at the end of the 7 months, the severance was about 7 months’ pay.
Longest was a government contract job, about 6 years, which ended because my company lost the contract and the company that won horribly mismanaged everything from initial communications, to who they retained, to who they put onsite, to how they dealt with the people they retained. Everything.
For jobs that aren’t real, I had a summer job the year after my senior year of HS as a groundskeeper at a state facility. That’s the best job I’ve ever had. If it paid well I’d have done it every day of my working career and had no regrets. Sunshine, low stress, fixed hours, never take the job home, state retirement plan. If it rained we stayed in the shop and played cards.
7 months before LL&E was merged into Burlington Resources, they hired me downtown. When I was laid off at the end of the 7 months, the severance was about 7 months’ pay.
Longest was a government contract job, about 6 years, which ended because my company lost the contract and the company that won horribly mismanaged everything from initial communications, to who they retained, to who they put onsite, to how they dealt with the people they retained. Everything.
For jobs that aren’t real, I had a summer job the year after my senior year of HS as a groundskeeper at a state facility. That’s the best job I’ve ever had. If it paid well I’d have done it every day of my working career and had no regrets. Sunshine, low stress, fixed hours, never take the job home, state retirement plan. If it rained we stayed in the shop and played cards.
This post was edited on 4/29/22 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 4/29/22 at 7:45 pm to TheHarahanian
1 day
End of day said it's not for me. I'm done.
My Mgr. was off the next day and would have had to work. So, I worked a second day.
End of day said it's not for me. I'm done.
My Mgr. was off the next day and would have had to work. So, I worked a second day.
Posted on 4/29/22 at 7:50 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Shortest:
Worked 6 - 1 weeks hitches off shore for a summer job
Longest:
Current employer - 17 years, 2.2 years prior company and 11 years with the company I am at now
If you count the fact that my two real companies I worked for have merged then I have 30 years….
Worked 6 - 1 weeks hitches off shore for a summer job
Longest:
Current employer - 17 years, 2.2 years prior company and 11 years with the company I am at now
If you count the fact that my two real companies I worked for have merged then I have 30 years….
Posted on 4/29/22 at 7:54 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
About two hours
Posted on 4/29/22 at 9:30 pm to Shenanigans
I am a career salesperson so a combination of
quote:and natural disasters (hurricanes Katrina, Ike, Gustav, 2016 flood, and pandemic) affecting what is selling as well as leaving when management screws with commission structure because people are making too much money means I have had so many jobs I have no clue what was the longest or the shortest. I have enough awards and experience now that I can get a job super easily doing something I have no freaking desire to do making a lot of money. There is a security in that.
so much change has happened in the past year (new leadership - CRO, COO, CFO, a LOT more micromanagement, etc) that I’m now looking to make a switch.
Posted on 4/29/22 at 9:43 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
If we're talking post graduate careers, shortest was 2 years to the day, longest is coming up on 12 years and counting.
I stocked grocery shelves for 3 months in college and worked like 3 shifts at Abercrombie in high school, but I assume those don't count.
I stocked grocery shelves for 3 months in college and worked like 3 shifts at Abercrombie in high school, but I assume those don't count.
Posted on 4/29/22 at 9:49 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Shortest, I think 3 months. Quit that job and interviewed and was hired on the spot for the job I've had the longest, which was 6.5 years.
Been at my current 3 and don't have any intention of leaving unless something is thrown at me that I can't turn down.
Been at my current 3 and don't have any intention of leaving unless something is thrown at me that I can't turn down.
Posted on 4/29/22 at 9:52 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Quit after the first day after realizing I would’ve made more working at McDonalds. They made us come to the office in a suit, practice sales pitches with the new hires(crappy revolving sales job) then put on a polo and shorts and drive around to the hood selling cable packages from 9am-6pm then they made us go to the park for volleyball afterwards til 9pm. Start the whole process again at 8am lol.
Posted on 4/29/22 at 9:53 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Lunch! I left a job my first day at lunch one time. They made me dig a hole in the parking lot with post hole diggers. Made it to lunch, after I eat I told them I’m out!
Posted on 4/29/22 at 10:24 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
I’ve never had a single job less than 2+ years.
Shortest is probably 30 months.
Shortest is probably 30 months.
Posted on 4/29/22 at 10:56 pm to Turf Taint
quote:
Ethnicity reference
The only reason I mentioned it is because every Asian person that I have had any type of work connection with has been a very conscientious hard worker. So take your little condescending comment and shove it..
Posted on 4/29/22 at 10:58 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
quote:
Quiting mid first shift as a dishwasher doesn't count
I quit sizzler after two days when I was 16. frick washing dishes 
Posted on 4/29/22 at 11:11 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Shortest, was a producer/host at a fly-by-night UHF station for about 8 weeks. Had a hour-long live show every weekday. Learned a lot about the business, mainly how not to do things.
Longest, just had my 18th anniversary (this time around) at a PBS member station in the operations department. Also executive producer of a horror/comedy show that currently airs in several markets in FL, TN, and AL.
Longest, just had my 18th anniversary (this time around) at a PBS member station in the operations department. Also executive producer of a horror/comedy show that currently airs in several markets in FL, TN, and AL.
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