After many years, management training, management assist roles, and team lead roles I was unable to advance my career in the way that I wanted to, and fully utilize new skills from the continued education program they provided helping me to get my M.B.A. Unless I was content moving into a sales management role. I didn’t foresee additional upward movement unless I moved abroad despite great effort and top performance. Internal interviews often felt like a “show” when managers already had someone in mind for the position. Eventually I decided to take my skills elsewhere to move into desired roles.