You thought by now you would have some amount of security; financial, spiritual, emotional… at this point an anchor along any dimension would have been a relief.  Unfortunately you have just been adding more zeros to both sides of the leger.  A big raise meant a bigger house.  A surprise bonus meant  a surprise vacation.  A late night in the office deserved a later night at the pub.

You look around the office and see everyone playing the same game.  Build your network and move ahead 2.  Under promise and over deliver on your year-end commitments and move ahead 3.  Highlight inefficiencies in the wrong organization move back 1.  Lose touch with your executive sponsor and your is game over. 

You better save your quarters because you will not make it to the next level.  The game of drones can only be won by not playing.