> 'me being a developer is worth more' See things from your manager's perspective. They have work they need accomplished. They have a small team - maybe not bi

> 'me being a developer is worth more' See things from your manager's perspective. They have work they need accomplished. They have a small team - maybe not big enough for the work they need to accomplish - and of that work, some will directly create profit for the company and some will cut/ control costs, and still other work will be "stuff". Your manager is telling you that they need your skills in a particular area, like due to staff shortages, skill shortages, or more specifically the value of the work. Take this as a sign that your skills set and labor are valued, just not perhaps in the way you prefer. If developing skills in other areas (IE: SRE, devops, etc) is important to you, consider ongoing conversations where you make it clear you want to build this skills, and partner with your manager to do so. If that just isn't going to happen in this team, then consider your career path elsewhere if this is really important to you.