archizzy posted... Been at my job since June 28th 1999.
My employer is top notch. Good pay for the area, though not the highest but we have an amazing benefits package. Insurance was free the first 20 years I was here, last 5 years I have been paying $20 a month. That is awesome and the insurance is REALLY good.
They contribute 200% of what I put in my retirement up to a max amount. It has been very good. I get tons of time off. Almost 6 weeks paid vacation a year. Plus on OT you can take it as comp time and just take comp time later and have time off without dipping into your vacation. We get 18 paid sick days a year on top of our vacation.
There are other perks too but I dig the place and for having to have a job I enjoy it. I have the schedule I want, I have the day off I want, good pay that has allowed me to live comfortably and when I got sick 10 years ago and had my issues they were very understanding and I was glad to have all that sick leave piled up.
So while the average time across the board an employee spends at a company might be down I'm very happy where I am and I'm invested for the long haul.
Side note my dad just retired at the end of March after 40+ years with John Deere. Good long term jobs still exist.
They do, but the amount of money you are making now, chances are you could make nearly double elsewhere. Now, if you found a balance in your life and enjoy what your doing, working for the company your working for and being in the area you are in, then I'm really happy for you.
Meanwhile I'm taking the other road. I'm going to job hop until I create value in myself of at least 150-200k, and then slowly start to settle down in a single area for 120-130k of my choosing.