6 months ago I interviewed someone I would have hired, but with my ‘recommendation’, their salary was up by 1k where they were.
Today it’s similar story but a dev doing AI native with me for four months and moving from an early career developer (4 years) to lead developer.
Sometimes the high standards with support are a curse. But I get it: if a level 4 can get a level 7-8 position, why wouldn’t they.