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And that's how you end up with a system which very few top performers want to work under. I positively shudder at the thought of a system which coupled my comp

And that's how you end up with a system which very few top performers want to work under. I positively shudder at the thought of a system which coupled my compensation to years of experience. That is in no way a reliable gauge of ability and smart companies know that. Nor do I want my coworkers knowing what I make. That fosters an atmosphere of competition where anyone who makes less than me is jealous.

sefpfi12 9y ago
Because everyone is a super awesome top performer? I think not, if anything the right way would be to have a balanced team with each person being experts in there own field. Also, from my experience going from meh to top performer boils down to motivation and not skill. Among some other minor things. While you don't want co-workers knowing what you make, I assume because you think/know you make more than them? what happens when you find out you messed up and everyone you work with makes more than you? Regardless of that answer as long as wages are taboo to talk about or "fosters competition" there will ALWAYS be a wage gap. whether it's because of conscious or unconscious bias. And I get it, right know I'm the lowest paid worker on my team, while generally outshining the rest on my skill. I just don't have a degree, and not that much "professional" time in the field. <-- but that's another problem in it's own right.