Exactly this. I left one of my previous employers after I got passed over a second time for a SDE1 -> SDE2 jump. It's been two years since I left the company an

Exactly this. I left one of my previous employers after I got passed over a second time for a SDE1 -> SDE2 jump. It's been two years since I left the company and I've been repeatedly approached by their recruiters for SDE3 positions ;) Sticking around for promotions is a fool's errand.