34 years next month and I finish 5th October. To answer iDave earlier and agree with TT, final salary pension and free first class rail travel for life have been massive pulls. I am 51 and will never 'need' to work again. Probably will do for a few extra's.
Also not the brightest or most confident so grateful I could get a decent salary for so long on my meagre qualifications.
Next job is as an adventure racer (TD2011) or something else equally unlikely....
iDave - Member
bloody hell - could think of nothing worse than years and years of service
my longest ever in one job was 4 years but that had enough travel to make it tolerabledon't you feel like you're missing out on so much by being in one place for so long?
and not wanting a fresh challenge every few years? very odd IMO
As above, would take a huge hike in pay for me to forfeit my final salary scheme, and I'm not worth that salary yet, every time I am I get promoted internally anyway it seems. Besides I've moved around the company enough to keep it interesting...
I walked away from a job with 25 years service,I valued my sanity more than the gold watch....
I spoke to a former colleague earlier, he described me as UNsane!!
5 years on Monday for me. In that time I've done four roles, second one was a move across and then two up.
12 years of shift work at the same place for me.The way it messes with your bodyclock is starting to take it's toll though.Still,keeps the wolves from the door. 
just received my long service award, 40 years, but I'll be f*****g off to North Cape in two years (if Moira lets me)
5 years running this company, 2 years running the previous one, about 18 months max before that when working for others - I finally took the hint...
Self employed for 12 years I could never work for anyone else now
Really surprised at the length of service on this post.
10 years myself, although I did run away for 6 months before coming back to the fold.
5 years for me (not bad at 26!)
Did work with a guy who started at 15 so had 50yrs at retirement! Ker-azy
the wifes grandad started work aged 15 at the yorkshire copper works in leeds.
his best friend started there too on the same day.
they worked in differant workshops.
they both retired on the same day aged 65 yrs old.
and in all the time they worked there, they never saw each other at work.
he told me that over 10000 people worked there in it's heyday.
my mate rang me and asked if i wanted 2 days casual work
2 days turned into 10
then i was offered full time post
hell, that was in `85
.......still there!!!
13.5 years in the R.A.F, and just clocked up 10 with latest employer. last 15 years doing 2days, 2 nights 4 days off shift pattern.
1 month, its brilliant, should really be working though
93-01, 4 different jobs, max 2 years and one redundancy.
01-present, self employed, not sure I could ever work for anybody else (probably unemployable anyway)
Only 32 years so far and apart from a few months enjoyed every minute of it
2 and a halfs years with current employer
7 with the one before
Before that I took the view that working was a bit silly
I think I am going to go full circle
10years 10months 2days.
Technology is forever changing, and I enjoy certain parts of the job, but it is starting to grind me down (mainly cause I seem to end up with others shit because they can't be bothered, yet nothing is ever said about their incompetence to even manage simple jobs).
It's certainly not what I want to spend the next 30years doing, but the benefits and pension make it a hard job to leave :-/
37 years on September 3rd (only 35 years in the pension scheme though).
crikey! looking at some of these replies i feel like a part-timer i've only been at my current workplace 5yrs and 18mths of that was with an agency( the boss couldn't make his mind up!)and thats my longest period of employment ever!.
29 years this year, only came as a temp! - and now praying that the public sector cuts will give me a way out......... sick to death of the way the Department is going!
16 Years in the same company (though through several name and overall colour changes). Did my apprenticeship there and always maintained once I'd completed that and got a few years experience I was emigrating to Canadia. Started earning gooood money on call out, joined the great pension scheme and haven't managed to make the break yet !! Although with the way the company is going/being run, I may do soon, just to retain some sense of sanity !
My uncle did 51 years minus a day for the forestry commision. started the day after his 14th birthday and they made him go on the first Friday he happened to be 65. His birthday!
Third job since leaving school in 1974 - never been out of work either - current job 17yrs.
current job 4 months & counting
Most time at one company 7 years 11 months, would probably still be there if they'd not shut down due to the excellent salary meaning I'd never have become a LBS spanner monkey, worse pay much better job 
3 months. Though the 3-on, 3-off shift pattern isn't too bad once you get used to the 4am starts.
12 years on the Post out of 28 working years,feel like a change might go bike guiding for a year or so!
Had the nod I think the other half has had enough of me 
Longest was 3.5 years. One day done so far with current employer.
36 years, started at 16 3 years to retirement at 55 but will start new job then. TBH I have really enjoyed it and still am.
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