A key reason you aren’t getting promoted as a software engineer

If you're like many software engineers, you might assume that producing excellent code will automatically lead to a promotion and a pay raise.

But how can you be sure that your significant contributions will be appropriately recognized and lead to your promotion and raise?

Relying on this assumption leads to frustration and disappointment when your efforts aren't recognized or rewarded as you expect.

I want to suggest a different way to think about this common scenario, which should give you more control over whether you're promoted.