> I can’t tell you the number of times people have asked me for “development” or “leveling” conversations where I get excited and start talking about learning, skills gaps, and such and it’s clear all they wanted to talk about was salary.
This seems to be a rather naïve response. In a paying job, the main impetus to increase your knowledge and performance is to gain more salary. Clearly the people that they are talking to want to know "what kind of value do I need to provide to the company in terms of knowledge or skills that will enable me to make more money". I don't see why this should be a disappointment.
This seems to be a rather naïve response. In a paying job, the main impetus to increase your knowledge and performance is to gain more salary. Clearly the people that they are talking to want to know "what kind of value do I need to provide to the company in terms of knowledge or skills that will enable me to make more money". I don't see why this should be a disappointment.