Except there's no global "meritocracy" where people are ranked by "true worth" in any organization, because: 1. Your measurements are noisy and biased 2. Peop

Except there's no global "meritocracy" where people are ranked by "true worth" in any organization, because: 1. Your measurements are noisy and biased 2. People's "true worth" would value over time, but their compensation and status doesn't always follow 3. Everyone doing the hiring has slightly different criteria What you have is an approximate ranking which by definition cannot be a true a meritocracy, no matter how hard you try.