Isn't there a catch, at least in the US, that companies don't want to invest in training/mentoring because they believe once they reach a certain level the peop

Isn't there a catch, at least in the US, that companies don't want to invest in training/mentoring because they believe once they reach a certain level the people will just leave and employees that don't feel like they're being trained/growing in their role will also start to look to new pastures, esp. if pay is keeping up with their skills? I was recently laid off from my job. I was #2 in a two-person IT team (#1 had been there for 20 years). I came wanting to be mentored and to learn but the string of broken promises and lack of any sort concrete plans left me adrift so I continued to self-train. After expressing this sentiment to the boss, thinking an open and honest dialogue about where I hoped to be and that I felt neglected in terms of the company investing in me (whereas the other users received an educational stipend, paid for professional study and exams, etc.), I was told we'd come back to it after our office move earlier this month. Well, we did, and I was let go.