Short answer, no, for the reasons other people described. There is something really pyramid-scheme-like about moving up the management chain. An early engineer

Short answer, no, for the reasons other people described. There is something really pyramid-scheme-like about moving up the management chain. An early engineer becomes a manager. Then more people join thinking they'll become managers. Maybe they do and the first manager becomes a director. But, just like a pyramid scheme, this isn't really sustainable without huge turnover. The math just doesn't work out.