I used to believe this too. You've acquired/developed negotiation skills, you should reap their rewards, etc.
But then I consider, I've seen many individuals who are such strong engineers AND communicators, and deliver amazing work.
Yet, I was constantly paid higher than them, simply because of my more aggressive/arrogant attitude.
Time has given me a different view. There ARE pay discrepancies that shouldn't exist, but do simply because of lack of information.
And companies fuel the idea that it's something we need to protect, from our fellow colleagues because we worked/earned those pay discrepancies.
But in the end, it's the company that benefits the most from those discrepancies. Not me and not you.
But then I consider, I've seen many individuals who are such strong engineers AND communicators, and deliver amazing work.
Yet, I was constantly paid higher than them, simply because of my more aggressive/arrogant attitude.
Time has given me a different view. There ARE pay discrepancies that shouldn't exist, but do simply because of lack of information.
And companies fuel the idea that it's something we need to protect, from our fellow colleagues because we worked/earned those pay discrepancies.
But in the end, it's the company that benefits the most from those discrepancies. Not me and not you.