# Where do you see yourself in 5 years? (interview question)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 18, 2006, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-see-yourself-in-5-years-interview-question/353146 "2006-04-18T11:36:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-see-yourself-in-5-years-interview-question/353146/41 "2006-04-22T20:15:08Z")

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> [@UncleRojelio](#):
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> “Five years closer to retirement”

To be specific…One year, 7 months and 8 days _away from_ retirement.

But who’s counting?

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-see-yourself-in-5-years-interview-question/353146/42 "2006-04-22T22:05:07Z")

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Dead wood.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-see-yourself-in-5-years-interview-question/353146/43 "2006-04-22T22:27:06Z")

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Some bitch asked me this question in an interview about 2 years ago. I said, “retired”.

Looks like I was right! 😃

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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-see-yourself-in-5-years-interview-question/353146/44 "2006-04-22T22:36:01Z")

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> [@msmith537](#):
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> The problem with IT workers is all they want to do is sit at their desk doing IT stuff. Just as there is more to life than computers, there is more to a job than simply performing tasks.

For some people yes; but a wise man knows his limitations. However, you seem to be misunderstanding the phrase. Just as Doing X can be a project, so can Managing Y also be a project.

That said, given that it can be so misunderstood, perhaps that in itself is a valid reason for not saying it.

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