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How long do you expect to be at your current job for?

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Syringer

Lifer
To anyone out of college and working full time for an employer..how long do you plan on working there? Do you constantly try to find new jobs, or new opportunities for income?

I plan on graduating in about a year and a half..and when the time for job hunting comes I really don't know how I'll be able to find someone that I'll want to spend a good portion of my life working for. I do hope to land a job with great advancement possibilities, where I'll be working toward something for a long term plan..but how realistic is it to expect such a thing, and more importantly, if I do land such a job how realistic is it to expect to be promoted regularly?

Basically the thought of working 40 hours a week for 50 weeks a year scares me..I'm not sure how long I can really last in such a world for decades to come. Sure there's the possibility of graduate school, but my major (math/econ) doesn't really interest me enough to pursue it any further.
 
1.5 years, then I am fully vested in 401k. Then I will start looking elsewhere, unless my pay increases exponentially.
 
I have been at my employer for the last 4.5 years or so. I'm graduating in Dec. and they have offered my a fulltime position, so I guess until I go nuts and start pulling out my hair as I run out of the building, screaming.
 
will be here for about 5.5 or 6 years

planning on law school in fall 06 or (spring 06 if that is possible)

but im making decent bank now and over the next 5 years i should have an avg raise of 6K/year so i wont be doing to bad either

law school is just too of an opporunity to pass up for me though
 
work for yourself

i am headed that way with Small Business IT consulting

good pay and you are your own boss

just be a hard worker and it will pay off

jC
 
i been in starbucks for about 4 years now i plan on leaving probably at the end of the year. at my onter job i plan on leaving when i finish with school. i have about 3 more years to go.
 
Hopefully at least 2 more years. I'll be done with college and fully vested in 401K. After that we'll just have to see.
 
4 years at least. i'm signing up for a program that gets me my master's degree in 3 years through work. starts next summer. after everything is said and done, i'll have 6 years in here, be vested in the pension plan ... then i'm hitting the road and moving back home.
 
My office will most likely be closed in 2H 2006, but I would probably have the option to move to the DC office at that point. Then again, that might be a good time to switch gears and go to grad school.
 
So you are looking for an employer who will ask you

"Mr Syringer how many weeks a year would you like to work?"

good luck.
 
Originally posted by: edro13
1.5 years, then I am fully vested in 401k. Then I will start looking elsewhere, unless my pay increases exponentially.
Click to expand...

Do you even know what exponentially means?
 
Interesting question. I have been at my job for 6 years now. In my industry it is not the norm to stay at any job for more than two years. I know I need to move on to something new but complacency is holding me back. I am making enough so I am following the "ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality. Not a good strategy by the way.

Looking at your post you raise quite a few other points. Don't worry about working for a company for 20 years. Most likely that won't happen. Forget regular pay increases. In the world of corporate America, you will be more concerned about keeping your job. Forget about working 40 hours a week. Not to offend but any job that pays well will require you to work longer hours.

Grad school is an interesting proposition. I have often thought about Grad school but I really don't see the point of Grad school unless your current employer is supporting you and will promote you once you get a degree. You pursue a Grad degree from a "good" Grad school. Grad degrees are getting watered down by the University of Phoenix type programs.

You can still find jobs by submitting resumes, the paper, etc but once you chose an industry, you will very quickly become networked with other people in the same industry. If you do well at one company, more than likely your skills and reputation will translate to another company.

Sorry if I sound a little jaded towards employment in the US. I grew up with parents that worked at companies for 15 to 20 years and their employers really seemed to give a shi$t about them. Today corporations (and employees) only see each other as money making or money losing propositions. At last count, I have been through 3 layoffs in my 6 years. On the other hand, I am still employed so things could be worse.


 
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