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Old 03-01-2014, 10:41 PM
 
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I'm still there...12+ years and counting
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Old 03-02-2014, 12:15 AM
 
Location: Temporarily, in Limerick
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1-1/2 yrs & it was a chore to stay that long due to the hostile work environment. Physical fights actually broke out at that office, twice (not me... the men). Accepted another job for a 20% pay raise but only lasted 1-mo, as I moved out of state for warmer weather, greener pastures & a career change. My heart wasn't in the 1st career, so I abandoned it. Returned to it twice at varying intervals... always managed 1-2 years before running screeching like a lunatic for the hills. Probably best to leave it alone now.
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Old 03-02-2014, 12:31 AM
 
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6 years. Moved to a better situation at a 15% raise.
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Old 03-03-2014, 10:24 AM
 
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1 year, then my skillset outgrew the position.
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Old 03-03-2014, 10:39 AM
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Location: Memphis, TN
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7+ years. Been trying to move on for over a year due to outgrowing the position, but I haven't succeeded just yet...
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Old 04-12-2014, 05:53 PM
 
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great thread. I'm currently 8 months in and hoping to leave after 12 months. location, work, and pay not a good fit
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Old 04-12-2014, 06:22 PM
 
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I was there for 3 years. During the Great Recession, the company was sold and everybody was laid off. If it weren't for the layoff, I might have been there for several years. I loved the work.
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Old 04-13-2014, 11:38 AM
 
Location: SW Florida
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Your first "real" job in the field you want to pursue as a profession. How many years did you work there?
Three years. Then I went to graduate school.
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Old 04-13-2014, 11:41 AM
 
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I'm four months in and want to quit to take a huge salary bump with a different company.
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Old 04-13-2014, 12:47 PM
 
Location: FROM Dixie, but IN SoCal
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Hard to say, because my "first job" and my "second job" sort of morphed together. I was working for the State Mental Health Department and got transferred to the State Department of Education. In the first job I was actually doing the work, and in the second job I was teaching others how to do it. Altogether I was there for about 8 years (1969 - 1977). My tenure at my last "regular" job was also about 8 years (1999 - 2007). I just realized that they were almost exactly 30 years apart!

Overall, my job tenure is about 6 years, which is a bit better than average for my second-career profession.
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