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 have had the opposite experience. Every time I get tired of the team lead role and want to go back to just writing code, I have to leave. Then the next place, about half the time, will promote me back into it.