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I wish her well in her endeavors.

Her staying at her current company is a warning flag. It doesn't sound like she went through any other interview process at other companies, so she doesn't yet have full understanding of what's required to be in software engineering field.

The most likely path is that she will be guided into some sort of Software Development Management role after couple of lackluster years as "software developer" role. Many, if not most, software engineers burn out after couple of years or get into comfort zone and stagnate or get moved into management roles.

There's huge propaganda push to get certain groups into software engineering, women, minorities, etc. The central planners decided software engineering field had to change. The motivation is mostly financial, they need to increase number of available candidates to drive down salary increases in software engineering.

The quality of candidates has suffered because of this push, men, women, etc. Most people are simply not interested in software engineering field. Some people find out too late, after spending too much money and time trying to pursue a career in software engineering.