It's a long time since I worked there.

[JACEK1]

Hello all users!

It's a long time since I worked there.

In my opinion, the meaning of the sentence is "I have worked there for a long time" or "It has been a long time since I started work there".

What do you think?

Thank you.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Hello all users!

It's a long time since I worked there.

In my opinion, the meaning of the sentence is "I have worked there for a long time" or "It has been a long time since I started work there".

What do you think?

Thank you.

I don't agree. For me that sentence says that you haven't worked there in a long time.

 

[RonBee]

Say: "It's been a long time since I worked there." Like Mike said, that means you have not worked there for a long time.

 

[JACEK1]

"It's been a long time since I worked there" sounds better to me.

 

[Chicken Sandwich]

In BrE "It's a long time since I worked there" and "It's been a long time since I worked there" mean the same thing. As far as I know, the "It's a long time since something happened"-construction is not common in AmE.

 

[MikeNewYork]

In BrE "It's a long time since I worked there" and "It's been a long time since I worked there" mean the same thing. As far as I know, the "It's a long time since something happened"-construction is not common in AmE.

It is relatively common in AmE, but the "been" version is probably more common.