In your early 20's, how often did you change jobs?

[NoodleBoy]

Just wondering, I realized I might basically be burning through them.

[THUNDER HANDS]

1. Let's see.....

When I turned 20, that was 1998, going into 1999.

I was doing retail then, first OfficeMax, then Office Depot. Then I had a job at a sports website. Then a wrestling website. Then I worked at a newspaper. Then a hospital. Then retail. And now I'm doing what I do now, court reporting.


So that's, what, eight jobs I've had in my 20s.

Not counting the maintenance work I did when I was 18, and the two other retail jobs I had when I was 19.

[Rising Phoenix]

2. new job every semester

[NMDemDist2]

3. Noodie, in your field you shouldn't worry about it, you're just getting your

resume rounded out to move to more National campaigns

:hi:

[NoodleBoy]

5. that's ok, I like having a social life and no ulcers

These jobs are basically just interim until I get through with school. I'll grow up someday, I swear.

[NMDemDist2]

7. enjoy it pal, growing up is totally overrated

I swear ;)

[supernova]

4. Only twice oddly in my 20s.

The past 10 years, I've burned through a lot of jobs and never seemed to have been satisified in any of them for more than 2-3 years. The longest one was 5 years. Is this typical for someone in their mid-40s?

[SKKY]

6. Not very often actually...

Now, from 18 - 21, about 20 times. I joined the Navy at 21, and have been in ever since.

[Nikia]

8. I had a different job each summer before and during college

After college, I had a couple of temp jobs before getting the permanet job that I held for five years until I got the one that I have now.

[DarkTirade]

9. I only had two jobs throughout my early 20s.

Both lasted for about two and a half years. I'm 25 and I'm still at the second one.

[dropkickpa]

10. A ridiculous number

but hey, they definitely weren't careers. Sometimes I'd get a job, work 2 weeks, realize I hated it, and quit. Sometimes I worked 2 jobs, just depended on if they interfered with other things I wanted to do.

[skygazer]

11. I didn't but I wouldn't worry about it if I were you

If you're in school, its to be expected and probably won't be held against you.

[mainegreen]

12. I've had the same job for 11 years, since I was 19.

Working at the same company.
The stability is nice.

[mitchum]

13. Frequently, but those "jobs" were helping other people burn through trust funds

[Generic Brad]

14. Hmm. Let's see

Two part time jobs. Four temp assignments. Three full time jobs.

I guess I burned through a few before becoming a fixture with my current employer.

[AllegroRondo]

15. Never - same job from 18 till 30

I was in the Army, they wouldnt let me change jobs

[Broken_Hero]

16. roughly, every six-eight months....

and then I was on to another job(usually just as crappy)....

[DS1]

17. got out Marines at 22, had a temp job for 5 or so months, got another job till I was 27

so, not that much

I did bounce around jobs in college in my late 20s early 30s though, but they were campus jobs and again, apart from leaving a retail job for the first one of those, they pretty much don't count IMO

[NaturalHigh]

18. I was chained to the Air Force...

from age 19 to 25.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. To the best of my recollection, I had 7 jobs between the ages of 20 and 30.

Even now, a geological epoch later, the longest I've worked at the same job is a little over 7 years, which is the job I have now.

[Lethe]

20. a whole lot

you need a while to figure out what you really want to do and want makes you happy....at least most people do