Title: This literally came to me in the shower.<p>A couple of recruiters posed the &quot;5 years&quot; question to me over the past week. In earlier days I would have signaled my ambition with &quot;general manager with P&amp;L responsibility&quot; or some similar sentiment.<p>Well, the years have passed. I&#x27;ve cycled through a series of, well frankly, shitty tech jobs. I&#x27;m relatively close to FIRE status but forge ahead whenever there&#x27;s an opportunity to learn a new skill, or to be around people that I like &amp; trust. Hopefully both.<p>My question is, why not answer the 5Y this way: &quot;As the technical master of &lt;this domain at this company&gt;. Nothing more, nothing less.&quot; Because I&#x27;ve had it with trying to look ambitious. It&#x27;s just not worth the heartburn.<p>Counterpoints welcomed.
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