Well, today I celebrate my 13yr anniversary with the same company. A retail chain of stores in the MD, VA and DC area. (was up in boston, have left MA now) In 13yrs with one company/business I have moved from full-time employee in the lowest volume mall store to Manager of that same store and making it not the lowest volume in the chain to Manager of one of the top 5 stores in our chain then on from there to relocating to a new City to run first one and then the other stores and bringing it up to number 3 in the chain for sales to a wild surprise and a moral choice to leave - but with my resignation another door was opened - to work in the home office doing phone sales and office asst and developing their internet sales dept, then being passed right over with no chance for dept head and being relagated back to office asst. - (yes the bitterness comes out here) finally to settle behind a desk and opening mail and trying to be happy because I have a job and am not homeless or jobless. 13 yrs. phew. I made the company lots of money and earned a bit myself. But not quite enough. It never really is. Because I also didn't get in with the 'right' crowd that is politically correct in the company and watches out for each other. Nope, I am not one of them. I know too much I think too. Or at least I can think I do. Little personality quirks about other older employees. I am ready to move onward but am not sure how to take that huge step and what happens if they don't like me at the next place. Yes, sounding whiney, but its my blog so I can. 13 years is a lot of time to put in, but it was always a moving vibrant and fun place to work. Till recently. Now it is much more a drudgery type job that makes me wonder why I am here. And I wonder what I did with those years. Why didn't I do something different and be something different? Why? Well, I know, I was having fun for many many years. Now, I just want a door or window to open and show me a reason to go. Or something to go to. It will happen. 13yrs and one stinking 10 yr plaque. And a bunch of really cool knives (what we sell and carry) and some great memories.