FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bundyrumandcoke · Post by **Bundyrumandcoke** » 15 February 08 6:30 am

Finally, after 25 years, 5 months, and 10 days with the one employer, as of 38 minutes ago, I am officially UNEMPLOYED.

Can anyone top that time frame for working for the one employer?

Cheers
Bundy

mtrax · Post by **mtrax** » 15 February 08 6:55 am

for a while my top was about 2-3 years, but now its increasing, but I suspect I won't reach that mark before I retire.

Jezzza_Xtreme · Post by **Jezzza_Xtreme** » 15 February 08 8:05 am

I assume from the 'FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!' that this is the good type of unemployment, more often referred to as retirement?

Congrats!

BaldEd · Post by **BaldEd** » 15 February 08 8:55 am

Bundyrumandcoke wrote:Finally, after 25 years, 5 months, and 10 days with the one employer, as of 38 minutes ago, I am officially UNEMPLOYED.

Can anyone top that time frame for working for the one employer?

Yep. A bike accident forced my retirement 2 years ago after 38 & 1/2 years with the one employer and after a 10 month break I am now back working part time with the same employer in a slightly different job.

Bundyrumandcoke · Post by **Bundyrumandcoke** » 15 February 08 10:19 am

Nope, not retirement, just a career change. Out with Australia Post, In with Queensland Rail National, driving coal trains. 6 weeks holiday between the 2.

listmaker · Post by **listmaker** » 15 February 08 1:03 pm

Hope you enjoy that time off before the new job starts, bundyrumandcoke. The reluctant spouse spent over 38 years with his previous employer; I'll have to check the specifics with him.

He seems to be enjoying the change in jobs. He did have a secret dream to retire, but that was never going to happen.

edited to add: 38 years, 5 months

Gunn Parker · Post by **Gunn Parker** » 15 February 08 2:55 pm

Sounds nice, enjoy your time off

Sunshine Toledo · Post by **Sunshine Toledo** » 15 February 08 6:16 pm

Congrats!! Bundy, hope the train driving is good to you.<BR> I will set a target tho for one employer. 39 years, 7 months and 5 days. That came up 6+ years ago when I retired. This is me now:

traineediplomat · Post by **traineediplomat** » 15 February 08 9:42 pm

Not even being old enough to compete against these records...I won't..but I've been with same employer for 7 years 5 months now....I could clock up another 25-35 years with them though...so 42 years in the future!?!?!? (in like 2043!)

Richary · Post by **Richary** » 15 February 08 9:53 pm

So if anyone happened to place a cache near a train line up there, there could be a slight technical problem meaning you need to get out and walk around the train to check all is OK?

Team Jeckyl · Post by **Team Jeckyl** » 18 February 08 9:50 pm

My brother who sometimes comes caching with us just quit his job after 47 years and 10 months with the same employer, no name changes for the company either. Now, just only a couple of weeks later, he looks 5 years younger. So he can come west on holidays with us and help find a few more caches - many eyes make a cache easier to find (well, that's the theory!).

aandm · Post by **aandm** » 19 February 08 5:44 pm

My dad, who is currently keeping an eye on our cache out west, has been working for the same employer for the past 46 years. (I checked with my mum

) M

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