Would you stay at your job for the next 20 years with minimal role and salary

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Jan 5, 2025
10:02:37am

IronPotato Truly Addicted User

Change, other than yearly inflation raises, but lots of job security?

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IronPotato

Previous username: Ajardine
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Would you stay at your job for the next 20 years with minimal role and salary

IronPotato

Jan 5, 10:02am

What are inflation raises? Sounds nice.

Born2Fish

Jan 5, 10:03am

They're just minimal bumps that don't really keep up with inflation.

IronPotato

Jan 5, 12:45pm

Probably

Dark Forest Green

Jan 5, 10:03am

Possibly if my wife got a job making around the same but that doesn't appear to be in the cards.

greatbam

Jan 5, 10:08am

So, in other words you get paid to hardly work? That sounds nice. How much is

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

Jan 5, 10:10am

He wrote minimal change in your role, not minimal role. Have to open the post.

Ghost of Peanut

Jan 5, 11:17am

I did but thanks for pointing out my faults

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

Jan 5, 11:21am

It's not that I hardly work. I work a 40 hour job, sometimes more.

IronPotato

Jan 5, 12:47pm

I would need to enjoy what I'm doing regardless of those things.

ral1988

Jan 5, 10:11am

Probably the reality for me and yes.

runnincoug

Jan 5, 10:13am

creameryon9th

Jan 5, 10:14am

Not a chance. I thrive off unknown and growth potential.

RdF3

Jan 5, 10:15am

So... and government job? And hey, I'd get a pension after 20 years!

justAnotherCoug

Jan 5, 10:15am

No, but it operates similarly. No pension.

IronPotato

Jan 5, 12:48pm

If only my company kept up with inflation...

SWKTNative

Jan 5, 10:15am

This

Greg4BYU

Jan 5, 10:20am

Ours does not, but we get small bumps that are called inflation raises.

IronPotato

Jan 5, 12:49pm

No.

YSMACK

Jan 5, 10:16am

Yes, but I'm in education and love what I do.

JC6

Jan 5, 10:17am

I am too, but loving it less and less.

IronPotato

Jan 5, 12:49pm

Very much so. It's my plan, though I may retire in 16 and a half years, so might

paulb

Jan 5, 10:25am

Great thought provoking question. I don’t think I would because I want to grow.

NYCougz

Jan 5, 10:27am

Thanks for your thoughts.

IronPotato

Jan 5, 1:42pm

If I didn't have kids to take care of i think it would be a no, but having kids

NumbersGuy

Jan 5, 2:18pm

At my age, not a chance.

Sea Chicken

Jan 5, 10:27am

That’s kinda my plan. I have no desire to change my role and “move up”.

cougaman

Jan 5, 10:30am

No chance I’d go into administration

cougaman

Jan 5, 10:31am

Kind of where I am at too.

Jay_L

Jan 5, 10:54am

Do you feel enough satisfaction in your current for or just don't want change

IronPotato

Jan 5, 1:39pm

Kill me if I’m still selling software at 60

maxpowers

Jan 5, 10:39am

Absolutely

mudpupper

Jan 5, 10:40am

I originally read this as a response to the post from Maxpowers about software.

crack

Jan 5, 10:47am

Not a chance. Life is too short to become a robot.

maYbe

Jan 5, 10:45am

I did it!

TheLost

Jan 5, 11:01am

Nice. Did you get another side gig or was your salary enough?

IronPotato

Jan 5, 12:51pm

I've always done side jobs/gigs/things to keep me happy..

TheLost

Jan 5, 3:36pm

That's the plan

VisionCoug

Jan 5, 11:20am

No, since I don’t have a job currently. The job I did have would have been perfe

pegushin

Jan 5, 11:21am

No way. I don't plan to work 20 more years period. Not even 10.

Northwest Cougar

Jan 5, 1:07pm

This is my situation, but I don’t plan to continue it for 20 years.

Delicate Genius

Jan 5, 2:02pm

10 years left for me. Work in one of the most secure jobs out there. Even if my salary doesn't go up much, I'm doing

LaserCoug

Jan 5, 3:42pm

Yes

kccougar

Jan 6, 7:01pm

Not sure why there are thumbs down...🤔

IronPotato

Jan 6, 7:49pm

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