How many jobs over the course of our lives?

[ykee]

I am in my early 30s, and remember in grade school being told that I would be switching jobs seven times over the course of my life. Now that I'm on my fourth distinctly different job in two completely different industries, I wonder if seven isn't a complete lowball.

Most of my peers that are around my age group seem to have had about the same number of jumps, whereas, older folks tend to have stuck in their positions a little longer.

Anyway, wondering if anyone wants to hazard a guess at how many jobs they are going to run through over the course of their life. I think I'll be somewhere around a dozen, in four different industries (that's eight more over the course of ~30 years).

 

[bridgebuster]

29.5 years

Changed companies 10 times - quit 7 times, 3 name changes due to sales; 9 employers to date; worked for one comany on 3 separate occasions; the 2nd time there I was sold my first time; my third time there led to being sold 3 mores times.

 

[dicksewerrat]

I worked for a local gov't for 36 years and one contractor for the past 7 years. All the time relating to underground pipes. I've had more than one title, survey party aide, inspector, project engr. dept head and now staff design. If it is related to sewer pipes , I think I've seen it. Or smelled it.

Richard A. Cornelius, P.E.

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