>>I think it may be healthier to see it as a game of sorts.
I am not sure why "playing games" would ever be viewed as the "healthier option"
healthier to what exactly, if you have to "play games" then it seems that would be very definition of unhealthily.
I am always up front and honest with my leadership, I dont "play games", they know exactly what my target salary is for 1, 3 and 5year pictures, what my target responsibilities are, what I will not do, etc. If they can meet them great, if not it is on me to seek out an employer that can.
in the reverse I want my leadership to direct and honest with me on what I need to do to improve, or what comprises I need to make to get my target, sometime that is some kind of educational plan, or taking on responsibilities I may not exactly want, or some other factor.
I do not want to treat my employment nor my income as "a game of sorts"
I agree with you in an abstract, but in reality I can only point to the current state of affairs.
Things are what they are. I am not going to quit just to send a message regardless of how briefly satisfying it may feel. Even 'being honest' is a carefully calculated stance ( and I have employed it as well ) that is intended to show that when you say you don't bluff, people should listen.
I am not sure why "playing games" would ever be viewed as the "healthier option"
healthier to what exactly, if you have to "play games" then it seems that would be very definition of unhealthily.
I am always up front and honest with my leadership, I dont "play games", they know exactly what my target salary is for 1, 3 and 5year pictures, what my target responsibilities are, what I will not do, etc. If they can meet them great, if not it is on me to seek out an employer that can.
in the reverse I want my leadership to direct and honest with me on what I need to do to improve, or what comprises I need to make to get my target, sometime that is some kind of educational plan, or taking on responsibilities I may not exactly want, or some other factor.
I do not want to treat my employment nor my income as "a game of sorts"