How many jobs have you had in your working career?
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Anonymous
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I've been at my employer for 15 years, also moving up from manager to director. I scan similar jobs periodically and it seems like, from salaries in job listings, that my salary has kept pace with the market ($170k). I think that is a lot more typical than OP's DH's jump, which very few jobs can do.
In total, I've had three employers + a stretch of working as a freelancer. 5 years at my first job, 5 at the 2nd, 7 as a freelancer, and now 15. I intended to stay at my current company until I retire in a few years. |
Anonymous
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I'm 47. I'm at the same place I've worked for 24 years (I had one other job for a couple of years right out of college), but due to company acquisition the corporate name on my badge changed about 10 years ago.
My salary has increased >6x in the 24 years, $40k to $250k. Entry level to director level. |
Anonymous
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56. Have had 9 professional positions since finishing my undergraduate degree. Retiring in a year, so this will be it.
Started at $23,000. Currently at $180,000 (trade association work). |
Anonymous
| I’m 39. I’ve worked for 4 places. |
Anonymous
| 57 I've had 2 different jobs in my professional career. I've only worked for the feds at 2 different agencies. I've been at my current place for 28 years. |
Anonymous
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Since College, I have 11 full time jobs. Not a job hopper. But in your 60s if still working even if you stay 3-5 years in roles you get a lot of jobs.
To be honest once you reach peak of your promotions/raises or company is starting to do promotions unless you are mommy tracking, near retirement, single and value time to date and hang out, have a rich spouse or trust fund it is time to move on. |
Anonymous
| I had yearlong stints at two companies right out of college and since then have worked long stretches at 3 different companies. Started at $29K and now at $500K. I think I've pretty much hit my ceiling in terms of comp but I'm very happy given where I started. My two big jumps each got me an increase of around $80K. |
Anonymous
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Early/mid 30s. 2 employers in my 12 years since undergrad. One private compay where I worked for 7 years in two different orgs and one DC gov job where I've been in the same org for 5 years now.
I don't count the part time jobs I had throughout high school and college, but that would add 4 jobs each with different employers. |
Anonymous
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Oh let's see.
I graduated college and worked as a long term temp related to my major for about 6 months, which felt like a real job. Then that ended. Then I pivoted to more of a support role in a larger org that paid well but showed me I wanted to do something different. I went to grad school. Started my own business. Began also doing part time work on the side while running my business for about 10 years. Now I have pivoted 100% to doing that work full time and no longer own a business. I'm at the top of the ladder. Very very happy at this stage, and hope I can keep doing it until I'm ready to wind back into PT work before retirement. So really only 4 real jobs, but more like 15-20 of you count high school and odd jobs. |
Anonymous
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I'm 42 and at 5. Numbers are approximate.
8 years-38k left at 90k 2 years- 150k 3.5 years- 180k 5 month layoff 4.5 years- 190k 1 year- 250k |
Anonymous
Oh, not counting HS and college jobs that were unrelated to overall career. |
Anonymous
| 40 and 3 jobs. Was at job 2 for 15 years and increased my salary 6-fold but I'm sure it took longer than if I had moved around more |
Anonymous
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22-54 3 companies total.
9 years at J1 21 years at J2 2+ years at J3 (hopefully through retirement) |
Anonymous
| 6 |
Anonymous
| I'm 55, and I've had 3 jobs, but I've been at my current job for almost 30 years. |