I think this is depressingly true. As a pure technical person, there is a limit where your technical skills will take you in many companies. I've been stuck as

I think this is depressingly true. As a pure technical person, there is a limit where your technical skills will take you in many companies. I've been stuck as "the guy who quietly fixes the problems no one else can figure out" for years, while being passed over for promotion because I'm not sufficiently externally visible in that role.