At many salaried companies, comp is banded and stepwise. There's a bar for you to reach that puts you on the path to promotion or a raise. So if you work more t

At many salaried companies, comp is banded and stepwise. There's a bar for you to reach that puts you on the path to promotion or a raise. So if you work more than that, that's loss. It's silly to say that you can work super hard always collect the surplus. The market isn't _that_ efficient.