Yewande’s Journey to Product Management

I was in the middle of a one on one with my manager in 2016 and we got stuck on this “where do you see yourself in 5 years” question. I was kinda tired of my role and I was looking for something a little more challenging. There was really nothing new to be done. I had prepared this unrealistic pitch about my plans for my career that I didn’t really believe in and before I finished my pitch, my manager casually…