Granted that was 20 years ago, many orgs offer IC tracks now. Pay is still lower compared to US based roles. Same goes for Australia, where I studied and worke

Granted that was 20 years ago, many orgs offer IC tracks now. Pay is still lower compared to US based roles. Same goes for Australia, where I studied and worked in the mid-2000s. The expectation was to work for a few years with the intention to move into management.