How many of you have made career changes in your life? What ages and companies?

So far for me i've made 4 career moves. I've heard that most people will make 6 to 7 career moves in a life time.

I graduated from College in 1984 then I joined the workforce.

1984 age 23 - Teacher/BasketballCoach
1986 age 25 - Restaurant Manager Luby's Cafeteria
2003 age 42 - Restaurant Manger Schlotzky's Deli
2005 age 44 - Marketing Associate Sysco Foods-Austin.

Graduated College in May 2004

Summer 2004-Fall 2004 age 21: Security Team Supervisor @ The Tweeter Center Chicago, owned by Clear Channel

Fall 2004-present age 22: Account Manager @ General Electric Commercial Finance

Winter 2005-present age 22: Security Manager @ The Tweeter Center Chicago.


No real career changes. I love my current jobs and can see myself working for these companies for a LONG time.

Call it a job if you paid SSI. In order (I think) from about 1965. Various schools stuck in at odd places.

Cabinetmaker's helper
Boiler technician (USN)
Surveyor's helper
Engineer's Aid (USNR)
Surveyor
Asst party mgr
Chicken catcher
Rendering plant operator
Rendering plant repairman
Houseparent for handicapped kids
Botanist (tropical)
Botanist (temperate)
Wetland delineation consultant
Botanist at a private arboretum
Biology instructor at junior college
Biologist (gov)
Geographer (gov)

Graduated May 2004.

2004- till the day I retire: Pilot. No career changes planned, just hopefully an eventual working up through the ladder.

I am fortunate to have a job where the highlight of my day is going to work.

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Ali Al-Chalabi

2001 CLK55
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel
2002 Harley-Davidson Fatboy
Merlin Extralight w/ Campy Record

1987 - 1999 Firefighter
1999 - 2000 Motorist Assistance Manager
2000 - 2001 Safety officer in deep rock tunnel
2001 - Today Highway department safety person
Today - ? With my own computer company; hope it fly's

It's strange that I saw this thread today, on the day that I am giving my two week notice here on the highway.

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1992 500SEL 25K
1995 E320 40K
1995 SL600 120K
2002 JX8 Sport 43K
2005 Volvo S40 95K
2006 Isuzu NPR 304K (Frankencamper)
2007 Crown Victoria 150K
2014 Smart Electric 20K

I'm a chef and part time musician. Right now I'm a SAHD. I'll only have one real career. Many jobs, only one career.

Maybe when the kid gets to preschool I'll do something.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Cool. I was talking with the pilots who fly the private jets for the company where my wife works. They're all ex airforce, both these guys are (were?) Colonels. They've both been working for the company 25+ years and they have their golfbags packed in the plane! They need to keep up their flight hours so sometimes they take the plane down to Florida for a round of golf and fly back. How cool is that!?!?

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Career or job change? I'm seeing people posting both.

I've had the same type of job as I started 25 years ago...software developer. That was a change from my first career, which was UNEMPLOYED software developer!

Now if you include my summer and college ventures, that's a different (and more colorful) story...

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car