Longest job was 12 years, current job just passed 9 years. I'd be happy to be here till retirement--at which point I'll probably be a part-timer at Walmart or something. It's just as well I didn't become a librarian, those jobs are getting harder to find. My best jobs have come from being a nerd who can type fast.

My deliberate attempts to add stability to my work life have never worked out. That was kinda the point of the MBA, but have a I ever gotten a job in my field? No. This job I fell into accidentally - it was not the sort of thing I was looking for and I was not the kind of employee they had in mind, but it seems to be going pretty well.

I've been at the same company for 27 years, but since it is my company it is a bit different. I've asked DH to fire me many times, but he refuses.

Sheryl, so excited for your family news. Remember, you will get tons of unsolicited advice from all directions, but the best solicited advice can be obtained here! Delighted for you and Gary, and the boy.

I'm working at my friend's pet store today (in exchange for pet supplies). My co-worker is a tiny tuxedo kitten who will Not let me pick her up!

Congrats, Sheryl, Gary, and ("now we are") Three!

I'm coming up on 27 years at the same agency, although I've bounced around among several divisions. I've been 11-12 years in my current division, depending on how you count the temporary detail that turned into a permanent transfer. In a little over 3 years, I'll be eligible to retire.

It's a scary thought, starting to think about a retirement date for real.

My co-worker is a tiny tuxedo kitten who will Not let me pick her up!

Darn these co-workers and their insistence on proper workplace etiquette.

It's a scary thought, starting to think about a retirement date for real.

I tend to start gibbering and considering living out of my car to save money at that point.

My co-worker is a tiny tuxedo kitten who will Not let me pick her up!

Aw. I have been missing kittens lately.

How can I have only been at work for an hour? It should be lunchtime!

I actually checked multiple clocks because I was sure the one I was looking at was wrong.

Congratulations, Sheryl and Gary!

My longest job was the military--14 years. This job will probably just match that, due to the oddball calculations the state goes by: your age plus the number of years worked has to add up to 80. So, if you start at 25, you have to work until you're 55 (which is the earliest you can retire, anyway.) Since I started here at 52, I have to work 14 years (66+14=80), before I qualify for retirement. Since I can't claim social security until I'm 66 and 6 months, that actually works out pretty well.

I have been with my giant monolith for 12 years, but in Four different jobs. I can retire in 11 years, but I don't think I will survive with my sanity intact for that long. Frankly, if I make it through the summer without having a hissy fit, it will be a miracle.