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CEO. Not even joking. I’m founding a company because I cannot accept being stuck in an IC role forever nor do I want to be a middle manager who has more responsibilities but still has a lot of people to answer to. I either want ALL the responsibility or very little. 😂
10 years ago! I should have stayed a level or two lower. The stress of my role is just too high.
I think it really depends on where you land in your life. Work, family, salary, balance. Are you at what will sustain you happily?
I don’t anticipate ever having enough job security to cruise. Always have to be on my toes. If I somehow become independently wealthy and don’t need to work for money, then I can cruise.
I’m not a fan of just cruising. It’s boring! My long term goal is to get to a CTO role of a large (at least the size of my current company) company. I currently report to our market CTO and have been a sector CTO, so I’m close and building directly applicable experience.
I’m in my cruise mode! Got my promotion and then had kids so happy at my current level for now. May rejoin the rat race in a year or two or may go for another kid - or push for a publisher of the book I wrote or grow my side business or start on another idea I’ve been noodling.
I’m in consulting and like that my current rank/role gives me salary and enough flexibility for my multifaceted pursuits. Rarely do I have enough time but at least I don’t have sales metrics require for my salaried role. I’m am far from bored.
The creative director role would be ideal for me. I've observed the workload and nature of a CD's work and it really works out for me!