It sounds like just a bad deal. You don't have to do it based on credentials. The flip side is maybe you WERE being overpaid, able to trick your way to some kin

It sounds like just a bad deal. You don't have to do it based on credentials. The flip side is maybe you WERE being overpaid, able to trick your way to some kind of advantage, and got caught. It does make it more challenging to reward top performers, who might be better off just sitting back and taking it easy, since number of years dictate pay... this is a problem anyway in my industry. People do notice if you're especially lazy or ambitious, but it often all looks the same, and doesn't matter unless you have eyes on management. I do agree about being too focused on