Where do you see yourself in 5 years......

• KR1245

  

  I was asked this question the other day during a promotion interview. I'm not sure what I said, think I made up some bullshit.....
  
  How bout you guys?
  
  I want to finish my masters
  get married
  Be working somewhere in Southern California
• gorocks99

  

  Employer: So, Peter, where do you see yourself in five years?
  Peter: (thinking) Don't say, "Doing your wife." Don't say, "Doing your wife." Don't say, "Doing your wife."
  Peter: Doing your...(sees the employer's family picture) son?
• hasbeen

  

  Married
  Getting my masters
  Have a good teaching job with 3 coaching jobs
  Starting to look at houses
  Starting a family
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Prolly dead.
• Curly J

  

  THE4RINGZ;822712 wrote:Prolly dead.

  ^^^This...I hope to be alive.
• Tobias Fünke

  

  Living in a van down by the river.
• Automatik

  

  Hopefully with a masters, much more financially stable than I am now, and ballin out somewhere in Europe with a nice job.
• Pick6

  

  Married, college debt paid off, living somewhere warmer year round than Ohio, working my way up the corporate ladder, and a kid/kid on the way would be ideal.
• wildcats20

  

  To be honest...
  
  I have no idea. I will be 31, almost 32 by then. The only thing I know for sure, is I plan to be married.
• GoChiefs

  

  I'm pretty happy with where I'm at right now. Another child or two would be nice, and a new home. Hopefully the wife's grandparents will be gone and we can be moved in there soon.
• dwccrew

  

  Doing your wife.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Worst question ever. I get mad when I hear it in interviews.
• BORIStheCrusher

  

  Celebrating the 5 year anniversary of you asking this question!
• dave

  I like this question, have heard some pretty ridiculous answers in interviews before. It really helps you weed out people, particularly for entry level positions.
• BR1986FB

  Hopefully retired.
• Fab4Runner

  

  wildcats20;822728 wrote:To be honest...
  
  I have no idea. I will be 31, almost 32 by then. The only thing I know for sure, is I plan to be married.

  Woo hoo! Glad that was your answer lol.
  
  Married with a baby would be nice. I want four so if we start too late I'll be a super old mom. Financially stable, nice house, good job, etc.
• Con_Alma

  SportsAndLady;822762 wrote:Worst question ever. I get mad when I hear it in interviews.

  
  
  ...yet it is a commonly asked question. Prepare in advance for it so you can deliver it naturally and not make it look like you were scrambling for some bull **** answer like KR1245 did. It's usually pretty obvious when someone is winging it.
• thePITman

  

  Getting married
  Getting a promotion at work
  Buying a new house for future family
  Having our first child
• queencitybuckeye

  SportsAndLady;822762 wrote:Worst question ever. I get mad when I hear it in interviews.

  
  IOW, your answer sucks.
• gerb131

  

  Hopefully with the same company at a higher rate of pay. Other than that I will take it as it comes. Kid will be 11 so hopefully he will be active in something whether its sports or band or whatever. Hopefully still with same girl but I could eff that up at any point in time.
• gerb131

  

  Or on the moon.
• fan_from_texas

  Student loan debt paid off
  Working in-house at a utility so I can enjoy spending time with my three kids
• SportsAndLady

  

  queencitybuckeye;822792 wrote:IOW, your answer sucks.

  
  No not at all, I'm actually a really good interviewee. I just don't like that question lol I answer it just fine
• se-alum

  

  Hopefully being the Chief of my service at work, which comes w/ about an 80k salary. House, wife, and kids.
• stroups

  

  Con_Alma;822788 wrote:...yet it is a commonly asked question. Prepare in advance for it so you can deliver it naturally and not make it look like you were scrambling for some bull **** answer like KR1245 did. It's usually pretty obvious when someone is winging it.

  
  Why would you want someone to memorize an answer for an interview.