Years of service is valued more than years of actual job experience, so if you don’t plan to stay for a while, don’t plan on being promoted or considered for career opportunities….unless you are the small percentage of professional people who consider a lateral move a promotion. There is very little room for upward pay scale opportunities, especially in software development. Executive management hinders middle management when it comes to building and developing their teams, which in return explains why some middle management don’t have actual experience when it comes to business and handling employee personnel issues. Some roles are trying to improve this which is admirable, but if the executive team doesn’t come to terms with this, those individuals will probably just move on.