Oh, very good answers… and congrats on getting that job, lol.

Hahahaha I got asked this question by my boss at my last job.
I was humourous and said "I see myself winning the lottery" she laughed and replied with "drinking cocktails on a beach?" so I laughed back and said I see myself working there with hopefully a promotion after 5 years. ‍️

HungryForever will still be blowing cocks on a street corner in 5 years.
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lol, as I'm shouting this:

"Security!"
[CR is escorted from the building…]

You should reply, "I see myself taking over your job in five years. So where do you think YOU will be in five years?"
That usually works for me.

Yeah, that makes sense. I guess any answer with a positive spin on it is what they're looking for.

They wanna know if you plan for future, and if you have ambition and they wanna see if you fit into the company?

caught off guard by how hot the chick who was interviewing me was.
You should've replied, "Hopefully in your bed."
That usually works for me.

the kind of mindless corporate bullshit that they'd love to hear.
Yeah, that's the way I played it, too. Then later had this embarrassed feeling like, Oh man I was such a tool for willingly playing patty-cake with these corporate vampire-squids who really only want to suck my blood to further their own good and to hell with me. But then again, a paycheck's what it's all about. You gotta' do what you gotta' do, I guess.

When I first got asked the question years ago I found it odd since the job I was interviewing for was supposed to be a temp position. So I took a few seconds to think and just answered honestly "Hopefully on my way toward accomplishing my dreams". I could tell my answer was **** by the look on the interviewer's face. But I was just thinking "The **** did you want me to say? Working here, making like $13/hr. in a cold office building in some dinky little town?" Mind you I was still pretty fresh to the whole workforce thing. Was only 19 at the time. And I was also a little buzzed and caught off guard by how hot the chick who was interviewing me was.
I guess the right way to answer it would be to just say some dumb **** like "hopefully having a fulfilling life, doing work that I love, working with people I cherish." It's open to interpretation but also the kind of mindless corporate bullshit that they'd love to hear.
Throughout Heaven and Earth, I alone am the honored one.

Or as one of the "Bobs" said in
Office Space,
"What would you say you do here?"
MAGA! FAFO! Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder.

I reckon most people at a job interview aren't even thinking 5 years down the road… no, they're probably thinking about where their next paycheck is coming from. So yeah, it is kind of a dumb question.
Maybe that's what people should tell the interviewer: "What a stupid question!"

It's a stupid question.
MAGA! FAFO! Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder.

I hear the perks and benefits are great - provided of course you live long enough to actually receive them.

Yup being in the mafia is great work.
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Glad that worked out, lol.

Yup,he said I would fit right in.
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You told that to the interviewer? lol

Dead in a ditch.
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You're probably right. With that in mind, people should feel free to come up with totally ludicrous or preposterous answers to the question, since at that point, it just doesn't matter.

I never knew how to answer that either, but now I realise when that question is asked, the interview is just going through the motions and has no interest in hiring you. IMHO
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That would be Monicah's response.
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Excellent answer. *Probably won't get you the job, but an excellent answer just the same.