[ryandrake]

I think "coasting" is a really uncharitable word to use, too. For some people, yea they really are just throwing the gear into neutral and drawing a paycheck while they play Minesweeper. But for a lot of people, they reach the point in their careers where the next step is "up" but there are very few "up" roles available. So they end up in this slugfest, competing with a lot of people for that one rare "Director" slot that opened up. And for every 1 person that rolled snake-eyes and got promoted, there are 10-30 that are thrown back to Thunderdome to compete again the next time an opportunity arises. I don't think it's fair to label these people who keep fighting for those rare promotions "coasters" just because they've been doing the same thing for the last 15 years. I've been in the Thunderdome for even longer, and I'm still "Senior Individual Contributor number 32291." Am I coasting?