In my experience, simply having read a work relevant book after college would put someone in the top 10% ! I mentor engineers and everyone thinks I'm the weird

In my experience, simply having read a work relevant book after college would put someone in the top 10% ! I mentor engineers and everyone thinks I'm the weirdo when I loan out a engineering text book to help them solve a problem. Others seem think learning is just for students. I can't see this ending well for my employer.