I agree 100%. I believe that line does more harm than any potential good. IMO it would create this false sense of urgency and only sets up that person for fai

I agree 100%. I believe that line does more harm than any potential good. IMO it would create this false sense of urgency and only sets up that person for failure. Within every company you should always feel the implication that if you do well enough, you could be the boss. The person you hire will have this constant reminder of "why am I not COO yet". Which I assume would only create more tension. If your goal with this line is to be more attractive to candidates who are maybe over-qualifed, or serious go-getters, I think you can show that more appropriately by upping salary and setting the bar higher for job experience/requirements.