How the always-sure Databricks engineer caps their own promotion (and never sees it)

Mark's manager asks the room one question: if we move the biggest fact table onto Liquid Clustering, will it fix the slow dashboards? Mark answers first: yes, problem solved. Sarah says what she'd bet on, what she doesn't know yet, and when she'll know. Sarah claimed less. The decision goes to Sarah.

Nobody tells Mark why. The instant-answer reflex that got him to mid-level is the same one that quietly keeps him there, and there's a name for what he's paying.

In this episode:
- Why a fast, confident answer is right early in a Databricks career, and when it stops paying
- What the room…