I have seen a lot of lack of recruitment as well, or completely misunderstanding why people came in the first place. There's also a lot of organizations that ha

I have seen a lot of lack of recruitment as well, or completely misunderstanding why people came in the first place. There's also a lot of organizations that had an 'expected trajectory' when it came to regular recruitment and they never recalibrated to accommodate the lack of growth. I just think that in this current moment in time it is very difficult to show that investing time in a group is going to have a payoff at all. I know I have fought this when looking at whether or not to go to even a small regional event because the opportunity cost seems to always be too high. Another personal factor is the realization I probably will have to move out of the region for my next job in 3 years and I am only meeting these people once a month. That's 36 times I ran into someone and I am probably not in a meaningful way.