Hitting the sweet spot
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This week marks my eighth anniversary working for my current employer. There's been ups and downs and I came pretty close to leaving a couple of years ago but all in all it has been a great place to work. Projects and people have been fun and interesting and the pay's really good. In that time I've gone from being a single man to having three kids and a mortgage so the stability of employment here has been fantastic. Our industry, HFT, is pretty small here in Australia and I know my experience would be well regarded if I wanted to move within the industry. If I interviewed someone who'd done 8 years with one of our competitors I'd be quite impressed. However, if I interviewed someone with 20 years at one company I'd very wary of employing them as I'd expect them to be stuck in their ways and wonder about their motivation and drive. So, fellow cpians, my question to you is where is the sweet spot? How many years is too many?
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This week marks my eighth anniversary working for my current employer. There's been ups and downs and I came pretty close to leaving a couple of years ago but all in all it has been a great place to work. Projects and people have been fun and interesting and the pay's really good. In that time I've gone from being a single man to having three kids and a mortgage so the stability of employment here has been fantastic. Our industry, HFT, is pretty small here in Australia and I know my experience would be well regarded if I wanted to move within the industry. If I interviewed someone who'd done 8 years with one of our competitors I'd be quite impressed. However, if I interviewed someone with 20 years at one company I'd very wary of employing them as I'd expect them to be stuck in their ways and wonder about their motivation and drive. So, fellow cpians, my question to you is where is the sweet spot? How many years is too many?
Well, my job was planned to go on for 6 months (to learn Italian). Now I am here for over 22 years, going from accouting to development. My Italian is quite good now... Can't think to move to any other place. ;)
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Well, my job was planned to go on for 6 months (to learn Italian). Now I am here for over 22 years, going from accouting to development. My Italian is quite good now... Can't think to move to any other place. ;)
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I have been in my office for 16 years. It is like a second home. It is very unusual to remain in one place for so long in the world of accounts, but the proximity of my home, the autonomy I am given, the salary and the general job satisfaction meant I am in a comfort zone I do not wish to step out of.
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I have been in my office for 16 years. It is like a second home. It is very unusual to remain in one place for so long in the world of accounts, but the proximity of my home, the autonomy I am given, the salary and the general job satisfaction meant I am in a comfort zone I do not wish to step out of.
--------------------------------- Obscurum per obscurius. Ad astra per alas porci. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur. CCC Link[^] Can you Help?
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This week marks my eighth anniversary working for my current employer. There's been ups and downs and I came pretty close to leaving a couple of years ago but all in all it has been a great place to work. Projects and people have been fun and interesting and the pay's really good. In that time I've gone from being a single man to having three kids and a mortgage so the stability of employment here has been fantastic. Our industry, HFT, is pretty small here in Australia and I know my experience would be well regarded if I wanted to move within the industry. If I interviewed someone who'd done 8 years with one of our competitors I'd be quite impressed. However, if I interviewed someone with 20 years at one company I'd very wary of employing them as I'd expect them to be stuck in their ways and wonder about their motivation and drive. So, fellow cpians, my question to you is where is the sweet spot? How many years is too many?
9 years into my 1 year contract, sweet spot, no bloody idea. Prior to that my average contract was 1.5 to 3 years, I've never actually had a permanent position, even while raising a family. It led to some extraordinary levels of stress when I was consulting.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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This week marks my eighth anniversary working for my current employer. There's been ups and downs and I came pretty close to leaving a couple of years ago but all in all it has been a great place to work. Projects and people have been fun and interesting and the pay's really good. In that time I've gone from being a single man to having three kids and a mortgage so the stability of employment here has been fantastic. Our industry, HFT, is pretty small here in Australia and I know my experience would be well regarded if I wanted to move within the industry. If I interviewed someone who'd done 8 years with one of our competitors I'd be quite impressed. However, if I interviewed someone with 20 years at one company I'd very wary of employing them as I'd expect them to be stuck in their ways and wonder about their motivation and drive. So, fellow cpians, my question to you is where is the sweet spot? How many years is too many?
Interesting. I was made redundant by a firm in June 2009 and I'd been there for nine years. I found another job quite quickly once decided to. A colleague I worked with in 2009 had been with the firm for something like 23 years. Late 2011 another ex-colleague I met told me he'd still not found another job. I don't know the reason but perhaps his long-term employment may well have been seen as marking time. A few months before we were told about things, he'd taken out another £80K on his mortgage having an extension built. Moving around too often can count against you as well. There's nothing wrong being a "journeyman" for a while but if I interviewed someone who chose to have ten jobs in ten years I'd possibly question their commitment. It's a tricky balance to get right.
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I have been in my office for 16 years. It is like a second home. It is very unusual to remain in one place for so long in the world of accounts, but the proximity of my home, the autonomy I am given, the salary and the general job satisfaction meant I am in a comfort zone I do not wish to step out of.
--------------------------------- Obscurum per obscurius. Ad astra per alas porci. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur. CCC Link[^] Can you Help?
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This week marks my eighth anniversary working for my current employer. There's been ups and downs and I came pretty close to leaving a couple of years ago but all in all it has been a great place to work. Projects and people have been fun and interesting and the pay's really good. In that time I've gone from being a single man to having three kids and a mortgage so the stability of employment here has been fantastic. Our industry, HFT, is pretty small here in Australia and I know my experience would be well regarded if I wanted to move within the industry. If I interviewed someone who'd done 8 years with one of our competitors I'd be quite impressed. However, if I interviewed someone with 20 years at one company I'd very wary of employing them as I'd expect them to be stuck in their ways and wonder about their motivation and drive. So, fellow cpians, my question to you is where is the sweet spot? How many years is too many?
If you dig the place you might as well stay at least till the 10 year mark and get your long service leave. It's not just the time but your achievements & advancement that will count wouldn't they? E.g. If you interviewed someone who in 15 years had a dozen impressive projects that he was responsible for and could describe in detail his/her involvement, and was promoted multiple times would you question the 15 years?
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