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This is not just true of governments, but any large coordinated human activity like corporations. I would imagine that the majority of salaries in the U.S. get
by JamesBarney 11y ago
This is not just true of governments, but any large coordinated human activity like corporations.
I would imagine that the majority of salaries in the U.S. get determined by bureaucratic proxies.
- WalterBright 11y agoThere is some use of proxies (with the inevitable attendant gaming), but in profit oriented companies it remains largely at the discretion of the manager(s).
- JamesBarney 11y agoUnless you are directly working for the owner of the company your manager is just a bureaucratic proxy for the Owner/CEO/Board/Shareholders. Managers also generally only have limited control over your salary. If your engineering manager thinks you as a developer contributed more than a VP because of your innovation he would not be able to write you a check for $200,000 as a bonus to reward you for your value creation.
- WalterBright 11y agoMy point is the manager is not a bureaucratic rule. Rules can and inevitably are gamed. Managers know who is producing and who isn't - heck, everyone in the office knows who the performers and slackers are. It's really hard to game that. Managers can't authorize a check for $200,000, but they can go to bat for you with top management, who can. It would be a mistake to assume this doesn't happen.