Personal milestone

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Just clocked the 10 years in my industry, 10 years with the same employer. Got taken out for a nice lunch no expense spared. Pretty happy with that. I was given an envelope too, and it wasn't termination papers. The thing is I'm still actually happy with my job. I have some very good repeat clients who I have had for long enough for them to treat me as a friend, and I do also. There have been numerous work collegues in the past (all gone now) who used to call me and whinge about management when they made a blue and got berrated. I learnt early on in the piece that you don't get your **** handed to you if you don't **** up. Pretty simple. I take any criticism as constructive criticism. It only happens once a year, on the odd occasion twice, but the company management, like I do, use it positively to work out a solution, as opposed to people who take a negative approach to any form of criticism. The last guy to crack the ton only got there in his notice period, because it was once a month that he made a blue, and unfortunately I was the fixer, his miss truths about what the problem was made my job harder to smooth things over. Is it strange that I have job satisfaction after so long? Don't get me wrong an 8 hour day means 8 hours of work, which is why many don't last long. 30 minute lunch means 30 minutes in my book, and if I am lucky enough to take it I usually spend the time on the phone organising the next job... even still, I wouldn't have it any other way.. pays the mortgage too, what a bonus