I work at Ford Motor in Dearborn as a SQL DBA Team Leader. Basically we are on our own here as it pertains to our career development. I basically have been a Team Lead in some capacity since 2000. I am well educated, attaining a Masters degree back in 1999, but it really hasn't propelled my career much since then. I have come to the conclusion you have to totally invest the time and money outside of work to propel your career going forward. I am sometimes miffed why some people in the company advance much quicker than others. I would certainly like to see more people in our department get promoted.