I seems that there are different meanings to "valued".
Here how the article defines it:
> Being valued, on the other hand, means that you are brought into more conversations, not just to execute, but to help shape the direction. This comes with opportunities to grow and contribute in ways that are meaningful to you and the business.
But I would say that in a business setting, the definition of being valued is usually much less abstract, it just means you are worth money, the value here is a dollar amount.
Being valued this way doesn't mean that you will be given opportunities to grow, but it means that there is a good chance you won't be laid off, and that they will listen to your requests as an employee, because they consider that by losing you, they are going to lose money (that is, your value).
You’re right about the pay but I disagree about the layoff chances. Salary is rarely ever lowered, so if one is highly paid and suddenly not valued or useful or whatever then they will be more likely to be laid off for the business to get the salary budget back to offer to someone who is more whatever.
Here how the article defines it:
> Being valued, on the other hand, means that you are brought into more conversations, not just to execute, but to help shape the direction. This comes with opportunities to grow and contribute in ways that are meaningful to you and the business.
But I would say that in a business setting, the definition of being valued is usually much less abstract, it just means you are worth money, the value here is a dollar amount.
Being valued this way doesn't mean that you will be given opportunities to grow, but it means that there is a good chance you won't be laid off, and that they will listen to your requests as an employee, because they consider that by losing you, they are going to lose money (that is, your value).