How many times have you switched jobs

IMHO, a company has no right to expect your average time at a job to be any longer than their average employee stays with them.

But I've never thought to ask that question in an interview before.

 

A bunch. What has gotten my foot inside doors is 27yrs accident-free.

 

I job hopped a bunch in the beginning always looking for that greener grass and never found it, back in ‘08 I went to work with a company and stayed a little over 3 years, still with my head not firmly on my shoulders I made some stupid career decisions, fast forward a bit I found myself back with that same employer in 2015 and have been here ever since, going in to my 8th year this go round, with a little over 11 years total with the company. The older I’ve got I’ve grown so tired of the BS, I’m not getting rich, but I’m basically doing what I want and that accounts for more overall happiness for me.

 

Just Transportation Jobs or Overall Employment??

 

I've been averaging a job per year and I want to move so that would mean another one.

Things came up like the company losing the local parking I was relying on ( they forgot to pay lot owner ), next place was fine until they added unreasonable backhauls, then tried a Yard Jockey thing in a horrible pothole ridden yard. Now doing local grocery for Titus Transport which is a pain, pay rate is good, but also a big drop off in deliveries post-holiday so lots of drivers sitting.

Maybe part of it is chasing after the actual decent local home daily job. These exist, but most home daily work is insane.

 

Had a lot of little jobs when I was learning the business. Half a dozen or so maybe, mostly logging. I'd drive anything for anybody to get the experience. Drove a lot of junk, tore off a few fenders and bumpers. I went to work for where I am now in 1972 and left there to drive tanker for PIE in '76. PIE folded up so in 83 I went back to where I am now. Driver from '83 to 2005, retired and went back as dispatcher and general flunky from '05 to 2010. Retirement didn't last long. Bought a piece of the company in 2010 and bought majority interest in 2012.

 

At my long-term job I switched what customers I was going to every 2-5 years. This created enough variety to keep me from being bored. One downside to staying with the long-term company is I lost touch with the current pay from other companies. When I left, I made the most money I ever made in trucking. At a job I liked as much or more. I switched from being home daily and comfortable to OTR, less comfortable, higher paid. If I had switched into another company I may not have made as much, or maybe made more, and might have been home only every few months instead of ALMOST every weekend for 1-2 days. "Nobody can see around corners". The best you can do it keep track of what you need/want and what other jobs are providing, not "promising." You find that out by communicating with current working drivers working at the companies that interest you. It's a gamble to stay and a gamble to change jobs.