> Your friend Sam is still Sam, even if Sam gets new responsibilities and sheds old ones.
But that's just your perspective. At HogCorp Sam is the Senior Data Engineer. People that need data adjustments probably go to the Senior Data Engineer, whether that is Sam or not. If Sam becomes VP of Accounts and is no longer the Senior Data Engineer, people won't stop going to the Senior Data Engineer, but it won't be Sam anymore.
Mmm, you'd be surprised. If Sam becomes VP of Accounts, people will still try to go to him for their data engineering needs, unless he tells them off...
But that's just your perspective. At HogCorp Sam is the Senior Data Engineer. People that need data adjustments probably go to the Senior Data Engineer, whether that is Sam or not. If Sam becomes VP of Accounts and is no longer the Senior Data Engineer, people won't stop going to the Senior Data Engineer, but it won't be Sam anymore.