I’ve never been promoted, in 20+ years of working in software. Hadn’t fully realized it until I saw this thread & thought through all the ‘transitions’ I’ve been through. Every time I got more money, more responsibility, AND a different title, it was because I changed companies.https://twitter.com/kf/status/1081791425577021440 …
i don’t think this is specific to engineering. in my previous career i couldn’t get promotion ever; company wanted to keep me at certain pay level (even though I got better at my job) & colleagues who’d have to share knowledge (they wanted to be unreplaceable).