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Hey all... I'v just clocked over 3 years in a cube farm this week, where i never thought id end up after 2 years working on the land and 7 years working tourism/hospitality.... Mind you i work at 2 very interesting locations...

Whats the longest employment you've had and - Why did you leave? or Why are u still there?

6 years...

next step was another 5 years away and i was bored out of my mind

Possum wrote:Hey all... I'v just clocked over 3 years in a cube farm this week

I tried to find a picture of a farm growing Rubiks Cubes, but oddly enough, there weren't any.

Been in my current job for 7 years, going on 8. Love it. Another 28 to go.

aardvark wrote:

Possum wrote:Hey all... I'v just clocked over 3 years in a cube farm this week

I tried to find a picture of a farm growing Rubiks Cubes, but oddly enough, there weren't any.

Been in my current job for 7 years, going on 8. Love it. Another 28 to go.

So no chance of begining a new career in paving then?

15 years doing my own thang ..... Screen Printing, Signmaking & Graphic Arts
Other 9 years working for others, getting qualified in the above

Possum wrote:Whats the longest employment you've had and - Why did you leave? or Why are u still there?

longest...??
12 years with Dunlop..and got booted out (division was sold off)
becoz
Dunlop didn't want to be in Industrial Rubber goods anymore

before that was 7+ years with Holden..............resigned when Holden announced
a $400million loss

6.5 years in the Army. Disillusioned with the crap pay, shitty conditions and stupid officers. Left and went to Ericssons in Broadmeadows.

3 months in Ericssons. Crap pay, un-airconditioned factory and a long drive to and from work. Heavily unionised and punching in/out of time clocks. Didn't like it, jumped at a job at AAP that was offered to me when I was still in the Army.

5.5 years in AAP Comms Services, got pissed off with the long hours, crappy managers and left. Had a MUCH better offer for doing the same job, so I left and went to Reuters.

8 years in Reuters, promoted once into a senior technical role, good money, long hours and a complete and utter bastard arsehole as a manager. He rode the guy in-between me and him into a mental breakdown through stress, so I had the pleasure of doing my job and his while the guy was on Workcover. Guy came back from Workcover NQR, I saw the writing on the wall (i.e. the guy was going to leave, then I'd have his job), so I left and joined NAB. Three weeks after joining NAB the bastard manager got sacked (and the stressed guy and a mate got retrenched).

5 years & eight months and counting with NAB. Promoted two times both with good money attached. I wrote my own job description, and my boss is in Sydney. Extremely good money, pretty good company, excellent support for single dads and no thought of leaving yet. Really really busy, a fair bit of responsibility, but it's ok.

Mick

Smitty wrote:longest...??
12 years with Dunlop..and got booted out (division was sold off)
becoz
Dunlop didn't want to be in Industrial Rubber goods anymore

before that was 7+ years with Holden..............resigned when Holden announced
a $400million loss

Downturn in flanalette production hey?

Slow and wobbly wrote:So no chance of begining a new career in paving then?

After two days of laying pavers, my hands look like someone took sand paper to them. So no. I think I'll sit my 28 years until retirement out doing what I'm doing.

20 years with British Gas
8 years self employed Plumbing & Heating
Arrived in Aus got farked about by the Plumbing commission so :-
4 years Project Manager for BOC
Who knows what comes next

6 years and counting where I am now... I want long service leave!

19.5 years with the same company..........Moved around locations every 5 years or so, so there's variety and opportunities if you want them. I look after them and they look after me. Only 26.5 years to go..........

Nearly 13yrs where i am now - Project Coordinator
2yrs - PA to NSW state manager
1-2yrs self employed
7yrs insurance
bout 1yr checkout chick

just about to clock up 23 years , cant really afford to leave with all the money tied up in super etc. Plus I have a good boss and the work is mostly interesting with the usual shitty bits to deal with.

6 years in this job Vet Nursing- can't imagine doing anything else (unless someone offers me sponsorship to be a female GP rider, but somehow I don't think that career would be a long one! )