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Since college graduation, I've worked for only three companies in 34 years. The first one for ~4 years, the next one for 4 years, the third one for 10 years, then returned to the second company in 2007, and have been at that company since then, although that company was acquired by a larger company in 2017. Through it all, I've made three substantial salary increases in the company moves, and I made some pretty significant raises (~7%) in the years from 2007 to 2012 with the "second/fourth job change" company. In 2012, I took the opportunity to take a position with that company in Afghanistan, and followed that with an even more responsible position in Saudi Arabia, which more than tripled my income over 3 years (basically, I made about 10 years' of income in 38 months). When I repatriated here, I was able to parlay those overseas years into greater-than-COLA raises just for me to decide to stay on the payroll (yes, I did interview for two jobs after repatriation, for which I was contacted on Linkedin, just to see what was out there - I got offers on both, but I didn't take them).
Since repatriation almost 10 years ago, I have now passed on my project management duties to the younger personnel, since I am no longer enamored by the stress, pressure, and time dedication of being a PM. Now, I content myself with being the "elder statesman, senior professional" and spend a lot of my time teaching the younger, up-and-coming engineers in the art of project development and design, project management, and how to keep a project profitable while all the while remaining totally ethical and true to your and the company's ideals. It's a job I really enjoy, they tell me I do it really well, and I've been doing it completely from home since St. Patrick's Day 2020, so I really like my "commute", too. I'm pretty content with the way things are right now and the raise I just got (~5%), and I don't see myself on the payroll all that much longer anyway. Just getting my last kid through college and then I'm pullin' the D-ring to retirement in the forests of north-central Idaho...
Since repatriation almost 10 years ago, I have now passed on my project management duties to the younger personnel, since I am no longer enamored by the stress, pressure, and time dedication of being a PM. Now, I content myself with being the "elder statesman, senior professional" and spend a lot of my time teaching the younger, up-and-coming engineers in the art of project development and design, project management, and how to keep a project profitable while all the while remaining totally ethical and true to your and the company's ideals. It's a job I really enjoy, they tell me I do it really well, and I've been doing it completely from home since St. Patrick's Day 2020, so I really like my "commute", too. I'm pretty content with the way things are right now and the raise I just got (~5%), and I don't see myself on the payroll all that much longer anyway. Just getting my last kid through college and then I'm pullin' the D-ring to retirement in the forests of north-central Idaho...
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