Depends on your industry. In the investments industry, there are many ICs who do well both impact-wise and financially. That is because the input of scale is AU

Depends on your industry. In the investments industry, there are many ICs who do well both impact-wise and financially. That is because the input of scale is AUM (dollars being invested.) You work the same but pump more $ into your algo. That is why you see tiny hedge funds doing well, both for finance, quant, and tech workers.