>Most people score themselves as a 7 or 8 in the first question. Then in the second question they have nowhere to go. I cruelly ask people if they intend not to

>Most people score themselves as a 7 or 8 in the first question. Then in the second question they have nowhere to go. I cruelly ask people if they intend not to improve very much over the next 30 years :-) The first question is worded so they assume you mean their current job, and the second one assumes they'll be doing the exact same job in 30 years. The problem is you, not them.