How long has everyone been at their current job? Despite hating the job hunting process, I usually leave a job every two to three years. And most of my friends do the same. It got me thinking, does anyone stick it out with a company for the long term anymore?

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I've been with my company for 7 years now. Although I'd happily jump ship if the right opportunity presented itself, I'm currently okay staying as long as I can, even if it means retiring from it. For me the reasoning behind this is high salary, flexibility, unlimited PTO, stability, a pension plan and much more. Am I loyal to my company? Not really. But I'm definitely loyal to the convenience my company offers me.

I've been at mine for 4 years now. This is a little longer than I'm used to staying, but with two little kids running around, the stability is really beneficial. I'll probably start looking again in a few months.

The concept of loyalty has pretty much been obliterated in modern American business. We're all just a cell on someone's spreadsheet, and we're expendable at any time. And, the only way to really get a raise is to keep moving to a new organization. There's even an economic term for that: wage inversion.

Almost 12 years.

My current job I have been at for three years which is honestly the longest i have stayed somewhere in a while. I definitely agree with this post. One thing I have learned is that life is too short to stay somewhere that isn't treating you right or paying you enough.

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