I've taken a middle of the road approach often I've often seen recommended. First build a monolith then split it apart logically when it makes sense. Not really

I've taken a middle of the road approach often I've often seen recommended. First build a monolith then split it apart logically when it makes sense. Not really 'micro' but my application with 6 medium components is easier than with one monolith, and easier than 20 micro. Of course if I go to an interview I'll say I built microservices because it's a buzzword/checkbox.