[noremotefornow]

I would like to propose a counter perspective.

You mentioned receiving approval after providing a persuasive justification - to me it implies that you were not in the position of making the decision, rather it was up to someone else and under their supervision?

Should Senior then more correlate to the value of curating ideas, mining for conflict, gathering consensus, and execution; while operating tactfully and methodically within certain bounds of composure/temperament?

[ChicagoDave]

Definitely some truth to this, but I do believe there are parallels in being a hired gun and being senior. I’ve seen both variations: mid as consultant only doing the minimum and senior employee never challenging the status quo.

The core trait of senior is, “gets shit done.”