10 years June 21, 2005
The 5th of June was the 10th anniversary of my permanent employment with the corporate monolith. Scarey thought.
I always swore I would never spend so long in the one job that I’d become one of those people hanging out for long service leave. And here I am.
The thing is, though, it hasn’t been the one job. The one employer, yes, but about 10 jobs (or titles at least - 4 in the last 18 months). I’ve been a telemarketer, customer service representative, system tester, user acceptance tester (2 jobs), test co-ordinator, test prime, uat test manager, lifecycle manager and now I’m a technology manager (although I manage people, rather than technology). And that’s how I’ve managed to stay 10 years - doing different things all the time.
And I am hanging out for my long service leave. I feel I’ve earned it. I won’t actually be eligible for it until late August because the time I spent on maternity leave without pay doesn’t count as part of my service, but I can’t wait to see it there in my leave allocation.
I’ve got a number of ideas about how and when I’ll use it. It just depends what comes up over time. But it’ll be very, very nice to know I’ve got it there to use.
You don’t want a job in Bendigo after you’ve taken your long service leave do you? A CV like yours looks very attractive at this end.
I can remember when i first started at the monolith poo-poohing the idea that i’d still be there in three years time for the third instalment of a pay increase.
I’d have been eligible for long service last year, scarey thought. Since jumping ship however i have to wait 15 years. Might even make it there too.