..this will be the beginning of the end

Hi Beli- I am with you however; this is not the case with our corporate sector, we are bound for 1-2 or three months at the most from either side. A formal notice and you are free to leave or a pink rose bud with cheque for three months does the trick. As for me, I changed fife times during my 25+ years’ long carrier in marketing and project management. The main reason is job-satisfaction and monotony that effects adversely. Once you feel too robotic type with your work schedule, there is nothing much to enjoy that particular job. My last job that was longest, where I stayed for nine long years as marketing head for a telecommunication company and resigned in the end when I saw the product was no more in the demand. That was in 2009, and never tried for another since. I am happy as an online worker. The income has come down from what it used to be but ultimate mental satisfaction and fun part is intact. I wish you all the best for your future venture. Happy Diwali to you.

hi adnileb This is definitely sad and unhealthy - the 10 year long contract which seems to be pro-organization and not pro-employee. Here as dear praaji mentioned above, we do mostly have a 3 month notice period (and with many it is just a month) from either side to quit. But that said, shipping companies are a different lot altogether. They need long term people but this should also be a favorable thing for the employees so that they stay back and committed. Personally, I never stuck with any organization for more than two years. I did always need to move on as I didnt find long term commitments interesting (professionally of course). See, I was in a totally different field - teaching computers and specially programming. As I always loved challenges, I hoped on to positions and organizations where I could get something new to teach and if my last organization provided me with new technologies, I stayed longer. If not, I had to quit. And... today is Diwali here. So here is my wishes for a Happy and Prosperous Diwali to you and family ps.: the laddoo hoarding (err...storing...) when should I start that?

uhhh... should I consider this news as a good one or bad? I am looking for a job everyday since I don't have a fix job I just tought for elementary students last month now I am waiting for another student who want to be tought by me

I have worked for 10 years at my brother in law's pharmacy. I loved my job that it really never was a problem even if I only have 3 days off in a year. But having done so much, have sacrificed my time for my family and never get acknowledged for all the work I have done (including sleepless nights just to make the books of account for the pharmacy and the dreaded inventory annually). I chose to give up. There was no sense for me to stay. I wasn't enjoying. I wasn't growing as a person. But I just think I grew old being in that kind of work.

ohh, yes that's the problem with contract jobs. I am not happy with my present job. I never worked for long years ,and that's my fault,i regret for leaving my first two jobs till today. just waiting for good one now.

Hi friend, sad to know that you are doing contract job and don't have the ability to leave it for a certain period. As you know i am doing my own job and i am boss for me. I like my job a lot and do my best to achieve a lot in my business.

I just lost my independent contract job. So currently I am looking for another one. Which for me is an aggravating process for me. Good luck with your job hunt. I hope to find another position soon!

adnileb hi sorry to hear that. Me I anm retired as I did my but up to age 80 when I was told "i m so sorry I have to let you go you are the best page and i ha hate doing this but anyway you are almost 8 0 so I asked"something wrong with mywork? why? and she c ould not give me an answer. okay so I left and three d ays late am notified that she and her underling were both fired as y ou cannot fire a person who is doing good work just for age it is called ageism and is illetgal.well they were too late. I had had a bad fall, fractured my life shoulder s badly I had t have a shoulder joint replacement of steel and plasttic which lost most of the use of my left arm. I cannot rise it high enough to comb my hair,I cannot use it to undo my bra so I cope with m y right a rm only.I co uld no longer come back and work in the library as they had asked me. it was over and now I just relax and my lot andwish I had a way of makibg more money.

I really have no problems with my company when it comes to compensation.. and i am in my 5th year now.. its been that fast! but then again i am also looking for a new job because i could not see the growth i want.. honestly. financially wise it pays quite good with all out 13th month to 19th month pay lol but i am seeking more i guess..

I'm the type to never be content with the career that I have. I'd always be looking for opportunities that could further advance me. Even if what I have may look stable, I'd still be looking. Just in case. It's sad that you've been tied down there. Hopefully you have a few leads by now. Good luck!

People do get burned out by their jobs. When this happens, you need to move on and try another work environment. Happiness and satisfaction are important in achieving office or work efficiency. You can never be as efficient when you're not happy there.

I can relate to your feeling right now. A couple of years ago, I did a job hunting for a similar reason. The company I was working with didn't give reasons for me to stay there. I found a good job with almost twice salary that I got at the time. I was elastic. But then, I had a thinking, it couldn't be this easy. So, I started to find information on the promising company through friends before I resigned from my current job. I got information that the owner of the company was in a deep debt and that his project didn't go anywhere (stuck) for almost two years at the time. Wow, I began to think again my choices. At the end I chose to stay in my current company and let go of the promising one. A year later (last year) I heard that the company collapsed and I kind of thankful to my good luck that I was saved from getting jobless. I am now still with the same company who can only demands without giving really good reward to do your job well. I am still looking for another job, but I am now wary with private companies who offers much more that what I got now. If ever there is a decent job with better payment and benefits and the company is legit...

Hi adnileb, One way it is good that for 10 years you have the job in your hands. But it has the negative points too. I can understand that it is not easy as the routine / monotonous job at times kill us. Read your contract again, in case it has some clause of leaving before the contract period of 10 years. Check if there is any mention of re-assignments/ re-location etc so you might ask them accordingly. Always remember whatever we do/work is never a waste and you are a contributor to your company. Why not ask the company to give you some benefits/ perks as a token of motivation??? I am in my 12th year working for a media group and i too have had ups & downs. But i have learnt a lot from this (still expose new options) and am thankful that management has/ is seeing me as one of their potential employee at the moment. Of course in a private job, we have no guarantee of tomorrow. I always look for more and new opportunity but the problem in my place thre are limited corporate companies only and these days getting a job is not an easy one here. However, i would again think of starting something of my own or something additional as added income and at a later stage i can give my full time to my own project.

Hi adnileb, wow...that is a long contract burden you have to bear. 10 years is not short. Well, i wish you all the best to find a suitable job that you prefer. =) As for me, i am doing fine so far. Current company is my second job after i graduated, and have been working for this company for almost 5 years soon. Hehe...time passes really fast. I have been transferred few times within the same corporation among the subsidiaries to gain more experience and knowledge of my field in Finance and Accounting. And now i am handling a subsidiary oversea. However, learning rules and regulations, tax implications and procedures of the oversea company really rots my knowledge for my own country. No matter how experience i can be, all my knowledge belongs to oversea and not applicable for my country. So, i did plan to look for overseas job, but i find not so easy to obtain one. I wonder how do we apply for job overseas? Do we need to fly there for interviews? That would be a lot of cost flying here and there. So, i hope a better opportunity would come along my way. =)

So sorry to hear that with your current job you are tied with a 5 year contract. i think i would not have done that myself, but then i stayed with my previous company for like 7 years, it was my first job and then moved to a better opportunity and stayed there for 2 years and a half. :D i think when you really like what you are doing, years would just count and pile up and the rest are secondary, the salary, contracts, etc. you would barely notice the time flying. For me, it is okay to stay in the company while you hunt for a better opportunity, for your experience i think it is just about right that you find something else first before taking that leave. :D

You're lucky to have job-security, even if it's a job you don't like (maybe you like most of the work, but just not the company you're with ... whatever). Job-security is why you sign a 'contract'---a guarantee that--as long as you hold up your end of the deal--the employer will hold up their end ... with provisions that 'ending the contract early' hurts the ending-party more than just 'dropping the job or -employee.' Do you have another job lined-up, or doesn't your contract let you look for one BEFORE you're unemployed (and do you have sufficient provision for your time-between-jobs)?

That's a very long contract. You must be really sick of it and excited to move on.

I tend to stay with one company for a long time; I think 5 years was the shortest I've stayed with one. It probably have something to do with my personality. I am not one who is too ambitious; once I'm comfortable in one place, I just stay there forever if I could... Good for you and I'm happy for you though. I wish you best success and happy job hunting!

I may say that I'm happier now with my job because of several reasons. Because our previous company was recently acquired by a multinational firm which cater to different industries. That's why I find it so promising, because I see that there is growth and possible expansion and opportunities. Last year, I was not like this, I was so down that I almost resigned form this job. Good hting they gave us reason to stay for a couple of years more. Hope everything will be fine to you. Good luck. Thanks

I have changed several jobs in the past 8 years. Wow, eight years! This is really long time. But I found that frequently job change is not good for career. Maybe I should stay longer in this company. I hope I could stay for more than 3 years..