Tom'un yerinde olmak istemem.
- I wouldn't like to be in Tom's shoes.
İlerde ne olmak istiyorsun?
- What do you want to be in the future?
See here what it says in Wiktionary. So, you were in the wrong about the meaning of that word.
... okay now where the well russian already is dangerously wrong in business ...
... They're just wrong. ...