[sneed_chucker]

A combination of merit-based promotions and title inflation within the company I was working in.

[cianuro_]

This was my path, too. I performed exceedingly well and did the hardest things nobody raised their hand to do. This was also a startup where I had been for a while. The added company specific context and industry specific context helped.

But really, I am not staff. I do not intend to sell myself as one, yet.