Where I work it is kinda similar, but the fact still is that becoming a manager is often faster way to get promoted. Partly because, exactly as you say, not man

Where I work it is kinda similar, but the fact still is that becoming a manager is often faster way to get promoted. Partly because, exactly as you say, not many people want to do it. They recommend pay drop in the article as a solution, but nobody really wants that, despite the fact that it would often be meritocratic. I think human societies ultimately do not want meritocracy too much.