To ask how many jobs you've had?

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How long have you been in the workforce and how many jobs have you had? What prompted each change of job?

I've been working 20 years and feel like I've had quite a high number of different jobs, so am curious to see how other people's careers have panned out. Will give my answers in the comments.

I’ve had four proper jobs since graduating 8 years ago, two of which are “career” jobs. Had two more at university, one of which was part of my degree course.

Each job has been due to relocation of country or city. DH is 34 and has had two jobs - the one he is in now will hopefully be the one he stays in. It’s a very niche role so there are so few companies that he can work for.

First job at 16
Had 5 job changes and am now 46

Job 1 - 5 years - moved to another country
Job 2 - 1 year - all my visa would allow then I went back home
Job 3 (back to job 1 really) 6 months - went for somewhere the paid more money and more responsibility
Job 4 - 1 year 3 months - got a job I really wanted to do long term
Job 5 - 4 years and counting...no plans to leave

My DP on the other hand has probably had about 100 jobs, he's almost 30.

1. aged 14 evening work in a shop while at school. Left because my mum thought they were treating me poorly (they were, but I was happy with my £1 ph)
2. Saturday job in shop from 15-18 when I went to uni.
3. 18 - 21 loads of temp jobs, throughout uni, couldn’t possibly remember them all. One of them was sending out ‘millennium bug’ letters to customers of lifts.
4. 21- 22 worked in a nightclub for a couple of years whilst doing temp day jobs again while I tried to find a graduate job.
5. 23-24 went back to uni for teacher training. 6, 7 & 8) 24- 40 as a teacher in 3 different schools, with different responsibilities. one of them for 14years. Left as i couldn’t reconcile work and family life anymore.
6. 40-now self employed. I run my own childcare business. I’ve been in the workforce for 30years.

If I just do postgraduate:

2000-2001 Career progression
2001-2002 Career progression
2002-2005 Career progression
2005-2010 Career progression
2010-2013 Career progression plus hated dept
2013-2016 Redundancy
2016-2018 Redundancy
2018-..............here's hoping!

Loads between 18-23.
Seven since but only took a year off for dc Definitely won't add anymore as early retirement is next. I'm 50.

4
1 1year made redundant as business closing
2 5 years left for better pay
3 3 months walked out as boss was an arse
4 23 years then bought business 2 years ago

2 years in supermarket during sixth form
Summer job after first year of uni. Quit a month before the end of the season because they wouldn't let me have time off for a family wedding.
Supermarket during second year of uni
Call centre during third year
Temp jobs of various lengths from one day to 9 months
9 month fixed term contract, both sides knowing I'd got a place to do a postgrad course after
Odd bits of temping while back at uni,
3 years freelancing while looking for permanent position (v competitive field)
Been in permanent job 8 years now and would love a change of direction but don't know what.

I’m on my 5th since leaving uni in 1995. I’m 45.

Job 1 - 5.5 years. Made redundant.
5 months unemployment
Job 2 - 2 years. Resigned to go to a training position.
Job 3 - 2 years. Fixed term training contract.
Job 4 - 10 years. Took voluntary redundancy
Job 5 - been there almost 2 years

Oh I haven’t counted jobs before I left uni. I had numerous Saturday jobs and office summer jobs.

@blueskiesandforests no! I moved here 8 years ago and will be here for the duration (DH's homeland)

Three.
Redundant after 22 years
Resigned after 9 months
Current job 9 years.

Job 1: the year between college and university. Resigned to go to university.
Job 2: (at university) temping agency. Resigned when I graduated university
Job 3: (at university) part time. Left at end of temporary contract.
Job 4: (at university) different temping agency Resigned when I graduated.
Job 4: Resigned to move for DH degree
Job 5: Resigned when office move/ restructure was announced as could not get to new office or take pay cut.
Job 6: Resigned to move for DH job
Job 7: Made redundant
Now at job number 8. I'm 30 and started working at 18.

I'm 55, worked for the same public service employer since I was 20 - 8-10 different roles . I had 3 jobs before then including PT whist at college.

Working 32 years and 3 jobs

Job 1 14 years - redundant
Job 2 2 years - resigned
Job 3 16 years and still going strong!

Holiday job at the same company for four years while I was at uni.
First proper job - nine years.
SAHM with a bit of freelancing - nine years.
Current job - four years and counting.

Saturday job for a few years while at school.

First full time job straight from leaving school, stayed 5 years and then resigned.

Went immediately to my current job and been here 31 years.

Job 1- work experience which led on to weekend work, stayed for 3years and left when I got a full time job.

Job 2-first full time job, office based, boring as hell left after 3 years onto something more exciting or so I thought

Job 3- sounded great on paper in reality it was shit, money was excellent for a 21year old so managed to stay for 3years

Job 4- (my current job) been doing it for 12 years. I still love it even though I get abused daily but it's good fun. Going through major changes which is going to result in massive wage cuts so I'll need to see what the result of that is and decide if I'm
Staying or looking to move.

So 4 jobs since I left school 18 years ago.

About 100 I've lost count. 30 years of work.

16 jobs in 13 years .

Tons of casual and part-time and temp jobs until I was 23 - couldn't possibly list or count them. Only a few since then, not counting various stuff I've dabbled in on the side for a week or a few sessions.

technically 1 between 1-22

but as im a full time 24 carer(they are home educated) and being paid for it off the government(not much at £64 a week though) i class it as a job as their disabilities mean i cant work

i left work on sick leave at 22(bed bound due to severe morning sickness)but still technically in a job

had baby at 23 and i left(well they unlawfully fired me) to be a SAHM then officially became his paid carer(carers allowance) when he was 8 due to many disabilities

hes 14 now and im still his carer and will be for many years to come

i had another baby at 30,hes now 8 and his dad is official paid carer to him

but of course we look after both children together instead of saying you look after no 2 i look after no 1 child

I had a YTS placement then two part time jobs and two stints of less than a week of telesales.
I got my first ever full time job this week, after almost 20 years as a sahp, and I cannot wait to start!
I finally feel like I am useful and worthwhile after all this time!

11 im nearly 30.

That includes internships and summer jobs though too.

Over 15yr timeframe.