Current Employer - How long?

[kork13]

That's why I am currently transitioning to part time status at my job and moving to part time status at my urgent care job. More money for sure, but also a much more relaxed work environment, more professional, better support staff, better benefits, and all around less stressful work.

From how you put that, I wonder why you even keep the job at your practice at all? Better pay, environment, people, & benefits with less stress.... That hits all of the boxes for causes to switch jobs.

Personally, I've been in my "job" (US Air Force) for almost 9 years.... but in the military, where you relocate every 2-4 years, and change roles every 1-2 years within your career field specialty, it seems a bit silly to say I've been in the "same job" for 9 years. My job has changed radically over that period.

[feh]

Depends on how you define "current employer". I've been working w/ the same folks doing the same work since 1996. However, during that span of time, our company was purchased (transition number 1) and my division was spun off into a new company (transition number 2).

If you just count the most recent incarnation, it's 8 years.

[StormRichards]

OP, can you please update the poll options to add "Too Long!"

[disneysteve]

From how you put that, I wonder why you even keep the job at your practice at all? Better pay, environment, people, & benefits with less stress.... That hits all of the boxes for causes to switch jobs.

Yep, that's why I'm in the process of transitioning now. I'm just waiting for the final contract which I will hopefully have today or tomorrow.

This job hasn't always been like this. Medicine has gotten horrendously more difficult to deal with in recent years between government regulations, insurance company regulations, and other issues. I loved this job when I first started here but over the years, it's gotten worse and worse. I've been in practice for 23 years and it is a whole different ballgame than it was back then.

My first step to get out was to start the per diem work which I did back in May.
Now step 2 is going part time instead of per diem. I'm fairly sure that step 3, leaving my practice entirely, won't be terribly far behind but time will tell.

I hate to leave. I enjoy the actual work and most of the patient interaction but the government and insurance hassles just aren't worth it anymore.

[phantom]

I'm not willing to "jump ship" just to make more money. There's a lot more to life than that. I would certainly like more money, but working conditions and how I'm treated are a whole lot more important to me.

I totally hear you. There's definitely more to a job than the paycheck. I came to my current job (less than a year ago) knowing I'd be making less than I could get elsewhere because I was really interested in the challenges and opportunities it presented and I really wanted to work with the people who would be my coworkers. As long as I still enjoy myself at work most days and still have goals I want to accomplish, I will probably continue to resist the temptation to seek out the higher paycheck.

But, I can't totally write off the importance of the paycheck. At some point, knowing I'm paid bellow market rate makes me feel like my employer doesn't value me, which makes me more anxious to leave.

[disneysteve]

At some point, knowing I'm paid bellow market rate makes me feel like my employer doesn't value me, which makes me more anxious to leave.

Yep. I hit that point about a year ago which is when I started looking into the urgent care work. It took a few months to get trained and then I started in May. Now that I've been at it for 8 months and like it, I decided it was time to start doing more of that and less of what I've been doing.

[phantom]

Yep. I hit that point about a year ago which is when I started looking into the urgent care work. It took a few months to get trained and then I started in May. Now that I've been at it for 8 months and like it, I decided it was time to start doing more of that and less of what I've been doing.

That's a great way to transition! I always say how much I enjoy a job is one of the most important things I want to take into consideration, but it can also be one of the trickiest to judge going into something new.

[disneysteve]

That's a great way to transition! I always say how much I enjoy a job is one of the most important things I want to take into consideration, but it can also be one of the trickiest to judge going into something new.

The fact that I was able to give it a "test drive" before jumping in full force was extremely appealing. That's rarely the case with a job transition.

[breathemusic]

Turned 31 this year.

Been with my employer 8.5 years, which would be the longest of any since this is my first and only full time job since graduating college.

I expect I'll work at my organization until I retire, most likely!

[msomnipotent]

I'm a homemaker now but was with my last employer for 11 years. Before that it was 6 years at another employer.