> If rank-and-file employees are expected to work for market rates, should executives be expected to work for market rates also? This feels like a misleading q

> If rank-and-file employees are expected to work for market rates, should executives be expected to work for market rates also? This feels like a misleading question to ask. There are plenty of disputes about "market rates" for both groups, so the premise isn't one I'd agree to. Market rates are decided by these decisions, not the other way around. If Mozilla was able to get adequate leadership at the rates that didnt grow faster than rank-and-file wages, that would have been a more ethical decision overall. If more companies did the same, market rates would reflect that. Unless you think there was no such leadership available at that rate, in which case we simply disagree.