Everything looks good from here... Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land.' I think we should call it 'your grave!' Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!

Wash ,'Serenity'


Natter 74: Ready or Not  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


tommyrot - Jul 23, 2015 5:09:22 am PDT #1401 of 30003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I've been at my current job for 19 years. Dunno how much longer I'll be here, but probably at least one more year.

ION, I'm tired and somewhat hungover this morning. I was planning on going to bed early last night, but instead I ended up doing vodka shots with Anna. But at least my feeling a little crappy was worth it.


Jesse - Jul 23, 2015 5:17:00 am PDT #1402 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I cannot even imagine spending 25 years working at one place.

Same.

...and my beloved grandboss is leaving! And I have to assume, looking to take my less-beloved boss with him. (He brought her here as well.) So we'll see what happens.


flea - Jul 23, 2015 5:23:49 am PDT #1403 of 30003
information libertarian

Since we're a library, a decent number of people start as student shelvers in high school or college, and turn it into a career.

You can retire with a full state pension at 30 years in. The whole pension system is set up so people with lives like my coworker do very well and can retire before 50, whereas those of us who move around are kind of screwed.


Gudanov - Jul 23, 2015 5:29:42 am PDT #1404 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping

I've had five jobs and worked for nine companies, not counting any non-career jobs. I think it would be really hard to work for a single software company for 25 years.


msbelle - Jul 23, 2015 5:30:53 am PDT #1405 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

25 years wow.

I'll have worked a ttl of at least 21 different places. Many of those being times I had 2 jobs concurrently, occasionally 3. I have never worked anywhere more than 4 years. My current employer will probably end up being my longest.


tommyrot - Jul 23, 2015 5:32:07 am PDT #1406 of 30003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

My longest job besides my current one was 3.5 years when I was living in Minneapolis.


Sophia Brooks - Jul 23, 2015 5:38:17 am PDT #1407 of 30003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

If you count the opera wardrobe work (not full time) I have been with my University for 20 years and I am also 42. I have been working since 15, and have only worked for 4 places (not counting one off costume or children' camp type places that were just for a couple of weeks here and there)


flea - Jul 23, 2015 5:45:49 am PDT #1408 of 30003
information libertarian

My paid jobs: teenaged babysitting miscellany, farm stand, paper route, Express at the mall, college guest house, college slide library, temp agency in DC (many many work locations), contract archaeologist, grad student, contract archaeologist, Looniversity, Uggaversity, local university, current job. Not counting volunteer stuff and archaeological field projects while a grad student. Longest duration: 6 years, Looniversity.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 23, 2015 5:48:58 am PDT #1409 of 30003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I'm coming up on 28 years with my company, though my title and the specific responsibilities of my job have changed over the years.


-t - Jul 23, 2015 6:20:18 am PDT #1410 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I've been at my current job for two years and a month (or 4-5 months if you count the time I was temping), and I think it's the longest I've stayed with one employer. Counting the jobs I've had seems like it would be hard. I'd probably miss some.

I can guess why it happened, but Sophia's spoiler fonting is amusing me.