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Why Promotions Rarely Go to the Best Engineers

The Cynical Developer by The Cynical Developer

Jul 27, 202600:06:53Technology

We pull apart a quiet truth most teams can see but rarely say: the strongest engineer often isn’t the one who gets promoted. We look at why visibility beats impact, why the best work leaves the least evidence, and what b...

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