How long with your current employer

[Monty Python]

It appears that the average length of time to stay with one employer is around 8 years. I've just past my 18th "anniversary" (25 if I count 7 years I did at a different site).

Shortest job - 2 days (through an agency at a company that didn't know it's a*** from it's elbow).

What's your record?

[Funk]

8 years in the last job (so bang on what you've stated) and now into my 4th year at the current place.

[randlemarcus]

5,University, 9,3,2,3

[S10GTA]

4 years next week, 4 years before that and a real mixed bag before due to working seasons in France.

I fancy a change now, a 4 year itch?

[toon10]

Current job is hte longest at over 10 years.

[Ste1987]

2 years on Thursday with current employer, 10 years with previous. Longest role was about 6 and a half years

[PurpleTurtle]

17 years and counting.

Mainframe IT techie - there are very few new openings in my field, so those with decent paying jobs are all sitting tight.

[Composite Guru]

17 years although I have actually worked for 3 different companies but only signed one contract.

[944fan]

5,1,1,5,2 Years for mine.

Some are quite lengthy for IT dev. Usually only stay 2 years, then onwards for a pay raise

[C0ffin D0dger]

Same job since leaving Uni (and a 1 year industrial placement before that), 21 years anniversary just passsed!

I've often thought that I should have moved on but the work has generally been varied, interesting, close to leading edge, and the pay is competitive. In fact I'm now at the point where I'd struggle to find anything to match my salary and benefits package on the open market.

Whilst I'm effectively in the same job we were spun out from the parent company some years ago, then sold to an American company, who were then in turn bought be a much larger American company so a few changes of employer. The parent company still exists and is in the hands of a different American company.

[RCBRG]

i work mostly with people who have done 25+, some cracking 45 years. full of complaints about the company, but it can't be that bad...

[AndyNetwork]

Job 1: 4 years left as needed to broaden my experience
Job 2: 4 years left as got fed up of being at risk of redundancy, and changes in management, all who changed what had just been put in place
Job 3: 3 years made redundant
Job 4: 6 years - still here, but getting itchy feet

[The jiffle king]

Company 1 - 2 1/2 years - 3 jobs
Company 2- 1 1/2 years - 1 job
Company 3 - 13 1/2 years - 8 jobs 3 countries lived in, 31 countries travelled to
Company 4 - 2 years - 2 jobs - 2 countries lived in, 12 countries travelled to

[Bullett]

Working backwards
Present - coming up for 3 years
2 years (co. went into administration)
8 years
6 months - hated it, then got a better offer.
2 years
8 years

My wife has been with the same Co. for 25 years (although under 3 different names/owners).

[thismonkeyhere]

Current - almost 3 years.

Previous - 19 years (Forces)

[Ynox]

1.5 years
8 months (st hit fan with company)
4.5 years
1.5 years
11 months

[Greg-]

Longest for me is 2 1/2 years. Current job I've only been in for 10 months and I leave next week.

I think I've got commitment issues.

[StevenB]

In my 29th Year, 3 changes of ownership in that time

[megapixels83]

current job coming up for 2 years. longest 5 years. My dad on the other hand is around 45 years in the same job, semi retired now so just works a 35 hour week!!!

[CubanPete]

17 years!

But we have new projects every 9 to 18 months, which are an interesting mix of technical and hands on, and every day is different.