How many times have you changed Jobs? 2

[TimmyH76]

Just a curiosity question I've heard engineers change jobs more frequently than other professions? So...how many jobs have you had, and in what time frame 5,10,15 20 years?

 

[SomptingGuy]

If you discount industrial placements (of which I had six different ones over 4 years), just 2 in 18 years. And both for the same employer, although the positions are completely different.

If I look around my department and other departments, there are clear "lifers" and hoppers. The hoppers usually disappear after around 5 years. THe number of lifers is surprisingly high though.

- Steve

 

[PSE]

Three employers and 4 job titles in 20 years.

 

[crossframe]

Five jobs in 17 years.

 

[csd72]

8 jobs in 12 years, and in three different countries.

 

[mechengdude]

5 different companies, 18 years

 

[rhodie]

2 companies, 4 years. Will be 3,5 soon.

 

[Noway2]

Currently at my 4th job in 12 years, though the current job is more or less for the same employer as the 2nd job.

 

[vc66]

3 jobs, 3 years

V

 

[GRoberts]

4 jobs in 13 years

 

[Twoballcane]

3 jobs 12 years

Tobalcane
"If you avoid failure, you also avoid success."

 

[AutoXer]

3 jobs in 8 years. I lost the first job due to the plant shutting it's doors.

 

[mtngreen]

2 jobs in 10 years...that being said, I am switching employers in a week...so make it 3.

 

[satchmo]

4 different companies in 15 yrs. Countless different titles.

 

[zdas04]

One company and three jobs within it in 23 years. I saw a lot of transients, and way more lifers than most people believe.

David

 

[swertel]

In 10 years:
4 different companies.
6 different positions.
5 job changes.

At my last company I got promoted into a new position. A few years later I quit. On Monday, I start back there again but with another promotion.

--Scott

http://wertel.eng.pro

 

[swertel]

P.S.

That should cement my transition from a hopper to a lifer.

--Scott

http://wertel.eng.pro

 

[csd72]

Unfortunately changing jobs is often the only way to get a decent payrise in our industry.

 

[TGS4]

3 companies
4 different positions
11 years

 

[kelowna]

"Unfortunately changing jobs is often the only way to get a decent payrise in our industry"

So true. How many people have changed jobs because it was the only way to get a promotion or a payrise or both?

Maybe changing jobs so often is not the engineer's choice but it is caused but the industry not giving credit where credit is due.