Employed.
No, i tried that last year and was told that “i wasn't aiming high enough”.
It was a fair statement, since personal career growth is always important to any company, since, well, they always feel compelled to ask that question every year. Plus, being named Time's Person of the Year 2006 raises the bar a tad. i should aim higher.
Fine. i can do that.
In five years, i'd like to be in a position of authority. Ideally, with a team beneath me. A loyal team of individuals who will follow my guidance and leadership without question.
And they'd wear matching jumpsuits and helmets.
Granted, i probably should refrain from standing on the table and shouting “Fools! Soon you'll be under my crushing domain!” at upper management at least until they agree to dig out the volcano island, but i can solice myself with bemused chuckling and highlighting key inquisition techniques and fashion modeling histories for my future, shapely “Number One”.
i suspect my key future challenges will involve meddlesome agents of foreign governments insisting on foiling my secretive plans. These, of course, will be easily dispatched by dangling the so-called “hero” over a large tank filled with mind controlled sharks. A large clock would count down the final minutes as the hero struggled when, minutes before zero, a minion executes him with a single shot from a high powered rifle. Hey, drama's good for the staff and those sharks don't feed themselves, you know.
Oh sure, i fully expect my ultimate plans to be foiled with only seconds to spare, and there's always the possibility of massive loss of human life, but we're making omlettes here.
Phew. That's far more interesting than just “being an active and contributing employee”.
It almost makes that question less annoying.
