[loeg]

Every big corp pays employees to file patents. I don't know that it's a factor for promotions at my employer; certainly not up to Eng 3 or 4, and no manager has told me that I would be promoted if I filed patents.

[akhilcacharya]

It's definitely not all big corps, Amazon does not for instance.

[mav3rick]

No surprise there. Amazon doesn't pay employees much more in any benefits.