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punishedlad

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What's the longest time you've held a position?

I mean this in two ways:


  • Longest time in a single position at the same company before being promoted/shifting roles
  • Longest time at a single company

I'm only 6 years into my career, but the longest time I've held a role was 22 months. This might just be a symptom of Startup Syndrome.


Alternative ask: What's your ideal tenure in any given role/at any given company?

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Fenderbaum
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Retired Choirboy🪕
33 years at company, 12 years same position.
punishedlad
Tycoon
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Business Development Team Lead
Dang! That's commitment.
Sunbunny31
Politicker
4
Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Longest time in one role: 3 years
Longest time at one company: 17 years

As for tenure, if the company I'm currently at continues to be a great place to work and for me to make money, I'm in it for a long time. Obviously, I don't job hop frequently. I possibly should have left my previous employer 2 years before I actually did, but I didn't.
TennisandSales
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3
Head Of Sales
longest time in one role: 3 years
Longest time at one company: 4.5 years

Ideal tenure? as long as im making good money, have opportunity to advance and the product doesnt suck.

But the ADHD in me seems to think its impossible to stay in one place longer than 5 years hahah
SADNESSLieutenant
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3
Officer of ♥️
a few minutes. OH NOT IN BED. oh ok. probably a year and a month
CuriousFox
WR Officer
3
🦊
Longest tenure and role is 8 years same company.
jefe
Arsonist
2
🍁
Worked for the same company (part-time, non-sales) through high school, university and post-grad for 8 years.

But in terms of actual career/sales work?

Same Company: 34 months
Same Job: 20 months
mrosales
Politicker
2
AE
20 years
Kosta_Konfucius
Politicker
1
Sales Rep
Only 5 years in my career, but longest I have worked somewhere is 3 years and 1.5 in a role
Diablo
Politicker
1
Sr. AE
Longest time for me is 3 yrs, shortest 2 months.

Tenure: not sure, depend on the market dynamics
SDM
Politicker
1
Sales development manager
2 years 7 months as AE in my last company
BlueJays2591
Politicker
1
Federal Business Dev Director
Longest role and company: 3.5 years
playerone
Politicker
1
Regional Account Executive
Seven years in my first sales roles and I took too long to realize I should of left sooner. I’d say 3 years is the longest I’d like to stay in the same role
FinanceEngineer
Politicker
1
Sr Director, sales and partnerships
3 years. I tend to hit that mark over and over again. Good progression and then get poached by another company.
punishedlad
Tycoon
0
Business Development Team Lead
I think that's a good cadence. Ideally what I'll be able to do from here on out.
LightingLeader
Politicker
0
Specification Sales
My longest was around two year. Many people in my industry think you should stay for 5,10, even 15 years but if I can’t move onward and upward then I’m out!
FoodForSales
Politicker
0
AE
5 for both
sketchysales
Politicker
0
Sales Manager
7 years at the company and 2 years in that role. Im still a young bugger though.
WhoDey
Opinionated
0
VP of Sales
Longest in same position: 10 years

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