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 …
This isn’t super uncommon, but recent experience has shown me that some bigger companies promote using a transparent process and it’s less common for them to hire from the outside for senior positions. Not sure how unconscious bias affects promotion though.