Is this shocking?

I am not an ambitious person. I don't want to advance my career. I would like to continue to improve my skills so that I am better at my job because I like the creative parts of my job. I would like to continue to get promotions so that I make more money and have more decision-making power and thus more control over my own job, but I don't want to advance to executive levels.

It's a good thing my husband has enough ambition for the both of us or else I could easily become one of those people who retires as a middle manager at age 65. I think the most likely outcome for us is that we will eventually make enough with our real estate business and our new secret business venture (coming this year!) that we won't have to work for other people and he can keep being ambitious enough for the both of us and I can keep on just doing the parts that I like to do.

Or, we will go with Plan B: pimp out the baby for commercials and print work.

Comments

[jo]

I'm the same way. I don't want to be evp of HR or anything. I'd like to have my boss's job. That's about it.

[Piglet]

ya know, i never even considered a plan b with our little lad.

[bettyagnes]

I am the same way too, except I don't have the ambitious husband and I don't have kids. I will have to come up with another Plan B (Plan C?). Or perhaps I can pimp out my niece for commercials and print work.

[KtP]

Not shocking. While I have no desire to ever be CEO, Chairman, or Pres of my current (or any) company, I still desire to do a good job and make more money and have the respect of my peers.