How long have you been at work?

[screenman]

Me, I started in February 1972, so only 44 years and 5 months. Still enjoy most days and cannot see a way to retire so just as well that I do.

 

[Markymark]

I started work in 1974 for a year, then studied for three years, before working through from 1978 to 2011 full time. I worked part time until June this year and now I'm fully retired!! So 39 years........

Did you make it past your apprenticeship?

 

[numbnuts]

August 1968 to June 1989 - 20 years and 10 months now retired

 

[gbb]

1976.
No idea what I wanted to do, no great school results to speak of...parents in the services meant we moved regularly, so was never at one school for more than a couple years or so.
Little chef was my first job at 16..moved onto the building trade, just labouring.
Into the food industry at 19 as an engineering storeman, then administrator and buyer. Moved onto the tools with a new job at the relatively late age of about 42, found what I truly enjoy, spannering.
So about 40 years worth.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

27 years and counting.

 

[ufkacbln]

Various jobs... Cleaning cars, Hospital Porter, pig farmer, health care assistant between 1973 and 1976 when I joined the Navy

Left in 1995 and took a 1 month Locum post in my present department

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

56 years so far, and counting.

Which is astonishing since I am still in my 40s.

 

[Oldbloke]

Started 1968 at 15 years old with nothing worthwhile for qualifications. Jacked it in at 55 (too early with hindsight!) so 40 varied years including ice cream man, car sales, stockbrokers clerk, senior financial management.

 

[Venod]

1969 - 2011 Full Time 2012 - 2013 part time, now retired and don't miss work at all. so 44 years working, more than enough.

 

[GM]

Started when I left school in September 1964 and still going. So that's 52 years, maybe next year I'll think about stopping.

 

[potsy]

From 1988 with just a few weeks unemployed before I started my current job (2+ years ago) so nearly 28 years.

 

[Old jon]

1965 to 2015, 50 years and glad its over.

 

[GM]

You said that last year, GM

I know, I'll probably say it again next year

 

[EltonFrog]

Too feckin long and frankly I'm sick of it.

 

[Leaway2]

31 years in this job. I have only had 2 jobs, not including paper round and Tesco during college. Its been good on the whole and I got to travel to some place that I would not probably have seen otherwise.