Caretaker boss Steve Morison says he is not worrying about whether he is a contender to land the job on a full-time basis.
"It's not my decision ultimately," the former Wales striker said.
"You have a plan in life to be prepared for anything and I have always done that.
"All I am worried about now is doing this press conference, going to have some food on the coach, driving back and having a day off tomorrow, because it's been a pretty busy week.
"If I get a phone call on the way home to talk about anything then I'll have that conversation.
"But at the moment it's not something I have to worry about."
Morison, who has stepped up from his role as Cardiff's under-23 boss, looked set for a miserable dugout debut at first-team level as Stoke took charge at the bet365 Stadium.
But the Bluebirds, who had scored only once in their previous eight games, claimed a point after scoring three times in six second-half minutes.
"All credit goes to the players," Morison added.
"I have just said to them in there - that's your standard, that's your level. 3-0 down is not good enough but the performance after we went 3-0 down is good enough.
"If they perform at that level, we win games of football.
"[It was] a really enjoyable day in the end - it's been a fantastic experience. Walking off and clapping the fans - I have missed that. There are about 50 people at an under-23s game, so it's a lot more fun."
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