As I move further and further beyond 30 I encounter the assumption or at least question as to whether I am or am aiming to be a manager more and more often. I'

As I move further and further beyond 30 I encounter the assumption or at least question as to whether I am or am aiming to be a manager more and more often. I've actually been thinking about whether I should try and remake myself in the same way for the same sort of reasons related. For instance, bits like this... >'...praise for doing things that would just have been doing his job if he were a managed person.' ...and... >'It’s far better, unless you’re applying for a junior position, to start at 70 and get credit for everything you do know, than to start at 90 (or even 100) and get debited for the things you don’t know.' Read as pure truth in my experience. Coming off a period where my final title was 'Program Manager' my technical credentials seemed to be treated as gospel and an incredible bonus. Later, with a purely technical 'Engineer' title and no less responsibility those same credentials are heavily scrutinized and interviewers seem puzzled by an inability to fully categorize my experience. I've come to think there's a lot to be said for and gained by properly managing titles / signals of status and managing the sort of interactions that are easy to dismiss or deride as 'playing the game'.