I wasnt a manager, but a hell of a designer/architect/delivery guy. Did almost all the tech presales single-handedly, brought in projects and enhancements for various customers, problem was THEY thought i got paid too much (~$150k), had me train half a dozen freshies - college grads with less than 18 months experience.
This was back in late 2018 and literally 4-5 months later got THE phone call.
I kept my head down, went to a competitor and now we're ripping Teradata tech out of each and every customer who I've worked at before and know the innards of ...
Never underestimate the value of commitment, loyalty and knowledge that employees bring to the company. The world is a very big and accommodating place. And last but not the least - knowledge is power and those who dont value it will find themselves at a loss.
An excellent post from @1don+17c8lxAn, needed to be on top.