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> The development manager immediately shot down that idea: "If we do that, they'll leave us once they have the certification."

This one is so common, it's a staple. Very few places I have worked will pay for certs because after that the employee is worth more so there's no budget for the cert + the requisite pay bump that having such a cert deserves.

I don't know how to fix it, but I wish one day I can convince other people that training is the path to unlocking better teams versus just more headcount. The salary for one senior dev can be split 5 ways into an existing team and given enough knowledge can make you more than having an extra dev.

I read Bullshit Jobs and realized why this might be the issue... reports are a sign of power, the more you have, the more power you have, so in order to advance your career, you must be willing to sacrifice the place you work at by hiring more and more people under you.