Well, there's also a difference between "able to solve a problem" and "able to solve a problem correctly, in ways that won't cause future pain". The latter one

Well, there's also a difference between "able to solve a problem" and "able to solve a problem correctly, in ways that won't cause future pain". The latter one is the only one that can be trusted to work on a problem themselves. That said, it's totally possible you were there, yes. The pacing of promotions vs the abilities needed for them are not always correlated appropriately.