Gemotions

He stared at the numbers. The information was laid out quite plainly in front of him. Ryan, in the role for a year, a junior hire, was making more than Mark, who'd been with the firm for a decade. A strange lightness lifted in Mark's chest.

He considered the company’s investment in Ryan; the training programs, the mentorship, the opportunity. Mark had had time to make his mark; Ryan was still building his.

Mark went through his inbox, and he saw an email from the CEO thanking the team for a recent success. He smiled to himself and forwarded it to Ryan with a short, congratulatory message.