How to evaluate your career track in 3 seconds

If you want to see if your current career track is right for you, it's really simple.

Look at the guy/gal at the top of your organizational hierachy/promotion chart/chain of command. Ask yourself if you'd like to see yourself there in 5 years...10 years...15 years.
If you don't, get out.

Example. Say you're a programmer. Look at your technical lead, up to your CTO. If you don't like what you see, maybe that career is not right for you.

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