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30th December 2003, 18:17 | #1 |
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How many jobs have you had?
I will have been in IT for 10 years in March 04 and I will be starting my 7th different job in that time next month.
I think 7 different jobs in 10 years is not really a good thing, hopefully I will stay at the next one for at least a good 10 years or till I retire Just wondering how many jobs others have had in their careers. |
30th December 2003, 18:24 | #2 |
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6 for me. In the space of about 3-4 years. Most of them were happening at the same time.
Unemployment sucks so much. I'd kill to be run off my feet again. |
30th December 2003, 18:27 | #3 |
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For me, 7 jobs in 17 years. One of those was for 8.5 years.
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30th December 2003, 18:29 | #4 |
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I'm currently in my 7th job in 10 years, but two of them have been short term contract jobs lasting 2-4 weeks. Longest was 2.5 years.
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30th December 2003, 18:33 | #5 | |
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MOOS CV: Paper boy Dog walker Salesperson (for one day) ESOL tutor Uni tutor Tutoring being by far the most remunerating. I was pulling down $30/hour down in Otago... (I had a friend tutoring groups of 1st years for $90 an hour.. wow) but I think the pickings won't be as ripe in welly I'm also looking into the import/export market... I think I can make a shiteload of money if I'm lucky (I'm a full time student as well). |
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30th December 2003, 18:34 | #6 |
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3rd job in 10 and a bit years in the industry.
8 years at Continuum/CSC/HP (same job, you have to love buyouts.) |
30th December 2003, 18:39 | #7 | |
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30th December 2003, 18:46 | #8 |
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I've had a total of 6 jobs in the past 8 years, but that's partly because I sometimes had two jobs at a time.
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30th December 2003, 19:04 | #9 |
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Pak n Save Deli assistant for one year.
Dishwasher at a restaurant for a year...and counting... With any luck neither will be my future career. |
30th December 2003, 19:06 | #10 |
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too damn many.
longest job was 2.5 years Chefing/kitchen bitching/sous chef. ive been thru alot of jobs partly because i havnt lived in the same country permanently since i was 17. |
30th December 2003, 19:09 | #11 |
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I've had a few part-time jobs, and now one full-time job.
Paperboy (Herald), 5:30am starts for 6 days a week for 4 years. Woolworths for 3 years, deli. Gilmours store guy for 3 months holiday stuff. Delegats wine estate for bout 4 months holiday stuff. Kelston Deaf Education Center on/off for 4 years doing holiday stuff. Now full time helpdesk. So...six jobs over 8 years. |
30th December 2003, 19:18 | #12 |
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Well the time I had at my jobs is:
1st) 1 year 6 months 2nd) 1 year 6 months 3rd) 7 months 4th) 2 years 2 months 5th) 3 years 6 months 6th) 6 months 7th) ??? - Hopefully 10+ years!! |
30th December 2003, 19:25 | #13 |
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Several part time jobs, now a full time job.
First job was a doorman/waiter at a restaurant back in South Africa. Then I was an "Information Officer" at the Lower Hutt info centre from November 2001 to September 2003. During that time I was also a boat groomer for about a month, and a car groomer for a few months, up to September 03. HATED it. Now since September I've been working fulltime as a sales coordinator... |
30th December 2003, 19:38 | #14 |
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Make mine 8 jobs, just remembered the shortest job I've had - two days being pizza delivery boy for Eagle Boys in Ponsonby. I quit after the second day because getting paid at the equivalent of $6 / hour and ending up with two $40 parking tickets was too much.
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30th December 2003, 19:39 | #15 |
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18 jobs in 13 years a lot of them have been short term or jobs while I had others.
longest 2 were 3 years each Last edited by VERT : 30th December 2003 at 19:41. |
30th December 2003, 19:56 | #16 |
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too many jobs, none i'd be proud to tell someone about.. met some odd/interesting/funny ppl tho..
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30th December 2003, 19:58 | #17 |
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8 jobs during 8 years
I make a point to not stay longer than a year |
30th December 2003, 20:01 | #18 |
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Two jobs, just over 2 years each. STAYING POWAAARGH!
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30th December 2003, 20:11 | #19 |
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Is it just me, or is 7 jobs in 10 years not a bad average, judging by the current job market ?
I worked in a supermarket for 4.5 years (mainly part-time weekends while studying), and since then have had jobs for periods ranging for 3-6 months, and the previous job about 18 months, and the current one ongoing for 10 months. I don't think a new job every 16 months is all that bad to be honest. You have to remember in this day of 'everyone for themselves', the era of life-long company loyalty was sold down the drain in the 90's. |
30th December 2003, 20:20 | #20 |
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I think in IT, it is a good thing to have a few different jobs and see a few different network setups to get experience(if you are working for a pure IT company this wouldn't really be neccessary as you would see other companys networks anyway).
Another reason I have changed jobs is boredom, right now though I am sick of moving jobs and I want to make the next job a longterm one. |
30th December 2003, 20:50 | #21 |
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4 and i'm 17
Paperboy, Grocery Assistant, Truck unloader for liqour king, WS sales assistant. |
30th December 2003, 20:57 | #22 |
Stunt Pants
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CRIKEY!
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30th December 2003, 21:12 | #23 | |
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30th December 2003, 21:51 | #24 |
get to da choppa
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Paper boy...urr..dunno how many years..maybe 3?
Gas station - 2.5 Parts delivery - 3mths Part time cinema work - 2 years Ski field work in america - 7 mths total over 2 seasons Temp contract data entry - 2 months Now into my 3rd month of my current job. My first "real" job. Not including paper run, 6 in 5 or so years. That isnt including under the table work jobs, of which ive had 3 or 4 part time ones. |
30th December 2003, 21:52 | #25 |
Fuck up Ashley
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Agriculture Pleb
Fruit Picker Sales/PR(LOL) Tractor Driver Sales Retail Manufacturing. |
30th December 2003, 21:56 | #26 | |
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30th December 2003, 22:49 | #27 |
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since i left school, ive had......8 different jobs.
painting and redecorating holiday homes in whangamataa. worked for DOC, fixing up mountain bike trails and scenic trails etc. joinery apprenticeship for a year, hated that. trained and worked as a chef/kitchen hand/waiter, liked the chef part, but ultimatly got sick of it. worked in forestry for 2 years, pruning, planting (which sucked more than i can articulate) and spot spraying (which was so good i cant think something poetic enough to give it justice). worked for DOC again doing various things, large percentage of the time i was on the " save the kiwi project" at waikaremoana. worked in a large scale bakery for 2 years, long hours, good pay, but boooooring. uni. peasant at a horrible place, am too ashamed to say where, can barely look myself in the mirror anymore, but it pays the bills....sigh. |
30th December 2003, 22:57 | #28 |
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Since entering the workforce in 1995:
One part time job (eight months) Two full time jobs (one 3 years, the other 4.5 years). |
30th December 2003, 23:02 | #29 |
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I must be the exception here...
4 in 19 years. 1st one was the longest so far, a shade under 10 years. During that time though I worked in a number of different jobs within the company, and transferred locations twice. Current one is coming up 6 years. |
31st December 2003, 00:20 | #30 |
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2 jobs - first one 4 yrs, current one 4.5 years and counting. I like being part of the furniture.
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31st December 2003, 00:36 | #31 |
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Not counting Freelancing and Self-Employment?
12 jobs in 17 years, 14 of them years in CG of one kind or another .. in fact I remember when all this was DOS and I was the boss of Axident Did I win?
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31st December 2003, 00:59 | #34 |
Need I say more?
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I can do one better than sidbo.
Im in the same job that I left college for nearly 20 years back. Im a weather forecaster for MetService and never thought I would be with the company this long. It was one of those, "I have no idea what I wanted to do, but the money's good" sort of decisions when I took the job. I guess I can call it a career now huh I attribute the staying power of the job for me, down to its continued changing role as a public service. From the government department it was when I joined to its current state as an SOE, to the inevitable private sector it is to become. I've seen the change in technology reduce staff numbers to more than half from when I first joined. The funniest thing I find with this job, is advancement in technology has'nt really increased forecasting accurancy at all, but efficency has ten fold. Hell I'll stop right their! Its starting to sound a little like my memoirs |
31st December 2003, 01:04 | #35 |
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working is for suckers >_<
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31st December 2003, 02:00 | #36 |
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Job 1: 3 years paper boy
Job 2: 3 weeks mc d's (mc chicken boy) Job 3: 2 months intuitive software (writing websites) Job 4: 1 1/2 Years NN Computers (techo) Job ?: 9 months benifit boy Job 5: 5 months Smart Computers (techo) Job 6: 4 months Taranga Computers (still working there, techo Network Admin) |
31st December 2003, 02:04 | #37 |
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Job 1: Paper boy, Northern Advocate 2yrs*
Job 2: Bum boy, canvas shop 5 months* Job 3: Part time sales assistant/pc builder 6 months* Job 4: Contract job - Helpdesk 3 months Job 5: Computer operator 2 yrs 8 months and counting *while in school or polytech |
31st December 2003, 03:09 | #38 |
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One employer for 19 years - roughly 13 or so jobs - it's probably more but my brain hurts from thinking too hard.
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31st December 2003, 08:23 | #39 |
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Lemme see... I started working when I was about 11 I think...
1) Fruit n' veg store - about 2 years. 2) Burger dude in a fish n' chip joint - 6 months 3) Paper run - 6 months 4) Cafe work at the Intl Airport - 18 months 5) Comp tech - 18 months 6) Dev guy - 10 months 7) Finance company phone dude - 3 months 8) Support tech - 13 months, current. That's a fair bit of tax. |
31st December 2003, 09:19 | #40 | |
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