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- walkingduck
how long have you been working at the current place?
is your boss loyal to you as much as you have been to him/her?
- chimchim0
6 months intern + 9 months full-time. I am loyal to my boss and team, then the company. The loyalty to me is in the same order.
- phatlee0
5 yrs in my last job, 4 months in my current job.The bosses are also loyal and fair...
word !
- mr_snuggles0
6 months at current, 11 months at previous, 5 years at previous previous..
Bosses were shit at the first job, really great at the second, I'm undecided about the current, but will let you know next week after contract negotiation...
But regardless, I'm already itching to make another studio move..
- ninjasavant0
just over 3 years. since i work at a big company the management changes regularly, some better than others.
- ********0
6 years. Less said about everything else the better!
- Fariska0
1 year in the past jobs.
After one year of empty promises from the bosses I left.
Now I'm here since a month. Greta bosses and no just words but also facts.
- honest0
I average 3.2 years. Either the company goes bust or I get bored or a combination of the both. At the moment I'm well over my expiry date here but I'm clinging on for dear life as I'm in financial jeopardy.
- Bite0
2 years at my current job and 3 years at the previous.
both bosses have been great
- ********0
6 years is probably about time for a move. Thing is, I'm still learning a shit load and I answer to no one with regards to how I work.
I'd probably be demoted if I left.
- Bite0
Some of the guys I work with have been with this company for around 15 years
- clint0
4 years.
i've never worked for so long in the same place. feels weird. all is fine, but 4 years feels too long, maybe time to move on?
- Baskerville0
I was given some advice by a great london art director when I graduate from my degree.
He said when you start out never stay anywhere more than 2 years. If you're not learning from those around you then it's time to move on. obviously if you're really happy somewhere then it makes sense to stay there but I guess sometimes it's good for you to change the scenery and work with some new people.
- mr_snuggles0
I agree Baskerville, your learning potential is often much more important for personal happiness than your earning potential..
It's tough to make the first job change, especially when you've been there more than 4 years. even if you're not happy, you get comfortable. But then when you make that first move it becomes addictive..
I find myself the most excited while looking for a new job. Checking my inbox everyday in anticipation...
- ********0
The freelance thing is looking like a better option than a new job.
All that money, for ME.
Grand ;)
- dijitaq0
i was laid off after 3 years and 4 months of service. i left with a legacy i could be proud of. no hard feelings although the boss can be an ass at times.
i will be starting a new job on the 17th. the new boss seems like a good person.
- honest0
A mass exodus sounds immenent, will the market be flooded with applicants to new jobs this week?
- Sven_sk0
six months at my first job:
owner was very loyal to me
cd was a prickthree years at my second job:
owners were pricks to me
cd was VERY loyal and loved me
in a totally not homo sort of way
cd left to join a diffent company
cd from first job was hired
i leftfour years at my third job:
big company i wasn't loyal to
at all
cd was the biggest prick
i have ever met
in my entire lifea year and a half at my current:
big comany that i fiercely loyal to
cds are awesome
my boss is very loyal to me
and is looking out for me and giving me lotsa feedbackgreat salary, great benefits, great raise, great bonus, great hours, great big name global clients, great work, great opportunity for advancement
not leaving EVER...
unless we move to a cooler city.
- Nairn0
Sounds like Phatlee's bosses are NT readers.. :)
Never rely on the loyalty of a boss. No matter how much they might appear to like or respect you and your work, they have a different agenda to work to. You look after yourself - so do they.
Ideal situation is to BE the boss, imo!
- ********0
Just over 2 years at my current and only job so far. Good money, big clients decent boss. Had thought about leaving but it would be a step backwards with most others given my relative lack of experience.
- stevegee0
tooooo freakin long