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Janice · 03-26-2006, 09:01 PM

I was at a job for over six years. I liked it, but quit five years ago. I got tired of the corporate environment.

The shortest job stint was two days. I was tending bar part-time, and it was a horror show. Too much heavy lifting...cases of beer, ice, you name it. I just called my boss and told him I wasn't coming back, lol.

swedeace · 03-26-2006, 09:05 PM

* Longest job: It's my current fulltime job, and tomorrow will be my sixth anniversary. It's also the ONLY fulltime job I have ever had. Wow! Time sure flies by!

* Shortest job: My predecessor part-time workstudy job from the above. I worked from mid-August 1999 to late March 2000. Then, I applied for the fulltime job above and am still there.

Brian Damage · 03-26-2006, 09:15 PM

My longest job is the one I currently have.

My shortest had to be when I was hired at a movie theater. The day I was hired my new boss started shouting about things he expects to be done etc,etc. So I decided not to even show up for my first day of actual work.

Brieannas21 · 03-26-2006, 09:52 PM

The shortest job that I've held was for 6 weeks it was way back when I was in High School, I was fired after I cursed out a customer

The longest is the one I have now 3 yrs and still going strong.

Fleet · 03-26-2006, 10:38 PM

Longest: 16 years and one month.
Shortest: 3 months.

Ireneparalegal · 03-26-2006, 10:44 PM

shortest: two weeks. worked for a lawyer (man) and i got tired of hearing him bad-mouth the previous paralegal he had; he called her the "B" word, kept telling me all this negative stuff abt her; it really got annoying. The day I told him I couldn't stand it anymore was the day I quit. He was pissed. I know that the next lady he hired he surely must have started bad-mouthing me.

longest: being a paralegal for ten years.

longest real job: BEING A MOM

dawsongirl · 03-26-2006, 10:55 PM

Longest: 1 month shy of 2 years. I quit because I couldn't work out a college schedule that worked with the work sked.

Shortest: 1 month. I was babysitting a girl every afternoon after school. Then her mom sort of got laid off, so I did too. I was thrilled...I couldn't stand that little girl anymore. She was such a spoiled little brat. Her mom called me a few months later and asked if I wanted my job back...but I had gotten my current one, so I had to decline (yay!!).

Dutabi84 · 03-26-2006, 11:14 PM

Longest: My current one. I've been working on swimming pools pretty much since '98, though it's very seasonal work.

Shortest: About 2 months. I was a sales rep. for Cutco (technically I still am an inactive employee, but I haven't done jack squat since the end of '04)

sara · 03-27-2006, 01:42 AM

My longest job is my current one. It was 5 years in Feb.

My shortest job was 3 months when I was 16. I worked part time during the summer at my mom's job, and I quit when school started.

Courtnee · 03-27-2006, 12:43 PM

Longest: 2 days
Shortest: 2 days

*MIBabe03* · 03-27-2006, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Rock Princess

Longest: 2 days
Shortest: 2 days

What kind of job was that? Did you quit or get fired?

Well I've only had one job in my life, and I need to find another one. Anyway so I guess the longest was 3 years. I guess that's not bad for a high schooler/College kid.

TVFactFan · 03-27-2006, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice

I was at a job for over six years. I liked it, but quit five years ago. I got tired of the corporate environment.

The shortest job stint was two days. I was tending bar part-time, and it was a horror show. Too much heavy lifting...cases of beer, ice, you name it. I just called my boss and told him I wasn't coming back, lol.

why were you tired of the corporate environment?

Janice · 03-27-2006, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by TVResearcher

why were you tired of the corporate environment?

I was tired of dressing up everyday and tired of the 50 minute commute each way. Tired of meetings, the stupid birthday parties, the memos, the stress, the phony executives who thought they were great. I felt like I was in prison. I could go on all day.

TVFactFan · 03-27-2006, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janice

I was tired of dressing up everyday and tired of the 50 minute commute each way. Tired of meetings, the stupid birthday parties, the memos, the stress, the phony executives who thought they were great. I felt like I was in prison. I could go on all day.

you sound like my mom-lol

Brieannas21 · 03-27-2006, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janice

I was tired of dressing up everyday and tired of the 50 minute commute each way. Tired of meetings, the stupid birthday parties, the memos, the stress, the phony executives who thought they were great. I felt like I was in prison. I could go on all day.

I LOVE it, although people call me a workaholic

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

longest real job: BEING A MOM

Ain't that the truth, I'm on my 2 week vacation for work, and it doesn't feel like it because I have to keep my daughters entertained, Thank the Lord for nap time.

03-26-2006, 09:01 PM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	The longest time you've ever held a job...and the shortest? I was at a job for over six years. I liked it, but quit five years ago. I got tired of the corporate environment. The shortest job stint was two days. I was tending bar part-time, and it was a horror show. Too much heavy lifting...cases of beer, ice, you name it. I just called my boss and told him I wasn't coming back, lol.

03-26-2006, 09:15 PM	#3
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	My longest job is the one I currently have. My shortest had to be when I was hired at a movie theater. The day I was hired my new boss started shouting about things he expects to be done etc,etc. So I decided not to even show up for my first day of actual work.
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03-26-2006, 10:38 PM	#5
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03-26-2006, 10:44 PM	#6
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	shortest: two weeks. worked for a lawyer (man) and i got tired of hearing him bad-mouth the previous paralegal he had; he called her the "B" word, kept telling me all this negative stuff abt her; it really got annoying. The day I told him I couldn't stand it anymore was the day I quit. He was pissed. I know that the next lady he hired he surely must have started bad-mouthing me. longest: being a paralegal for ten years. longest real job: BEING A MOM
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03-27-2006, 01:42 AM	#9
sara Member Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2002 Location: grandville michigan Posts: 2,296	My longest job is my current one. It was 5 years in Feb. My shortest job was 3 months when I was 16. I worked part time during the summer at my mom's job, and I quit when school started.
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03-26-2006, 09:05 PM	#2
swedeace Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 22, 2003 Posts: 9,009	* Longest job: It's my current fulltime job, and tomorrow will be my sixth anniversary. It's also the ONLY fulltime job I have ever had. Wow! Time sure flies by! * Shortest job: My predecessor part-time workstudy job from the above. I worked from mid-August 1999 to late March 2000. Then, I applied for the fulltime job above and am still there.

03-26-2006, 09:52 PM	#4
Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	The shortest job that I've held was for 6 weeks it was way back when I was in High School, I was fired after I cursed out a customer The longest is the one I have now 3 yrs and still going strong.

03-26-2006, 10:55 PM	#7
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Longest: 1 month shy of 2 years. I quit because I couldn't work out a college schedule that worked with the work sked. Shortest: 1 month. I was babysitting a girl every afternoon after school. Then her mom sort of got laid off, so I did too. I was thrilled...I couldn't stand that little girl anymore. She was such a spoiled little brat. Her mom called me a few months later and asked if I wanted my job back...but I had gotten my current one, so I had to decline (yay!!).

03-26-2006, 11:14 PM	#8
Dutabi84 kittens must die Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 22, 2003 Location: MN/TX Posts: 11,026	Longest: My current one. I've been working on swimming pools pretty much since '98, though it's very seasonal work. Shortest: About 2 months. I was a sales rep. for Cutco (technically I still am an inactive employee, but I haven't done jack squat since the end of '04)

03-27-2006, 12:43 PM	#10
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