Is this a free rider problem? While a developer is being mentored and improving, they’re still contributing to the company for the same salary even though thei

Is this a free rider problem? While a developer is being mentored and improving, they’re still contributing to the company for the same salary even though their market value is rising. Eventually, without a raise in salary, they’ll move to a company that pays market value. So developers aren’t free riders because the aforementioned; the new companies are free riders because they pay market rates. Edit: it may be a free rider issue if the mentorship / training is orthogonal to their tasks. For example, if Starbucks started to offer their baristas CS classes, it’d be a free ride for employees. But what are perks classified as?