No, it is not at all common. The expectation is you'll at least have a few years as a lead. You're going to have to move to a company with room for growth and g

No, it is not at all common. The expectation is you'll at least have a few years as a lead. You're going to have to move to a company with room for growth and get promoted. If you want to stay technical, go with a non-enterprise software company. Anywhere from Google to a tech startup. If you want to get more managerial, pick anywhere else. I wrote about this in much more depth here: http://www.madeupname.com/management-the-final-frontier/ http://www.madeupname.com/management-the-final-frontier/