On the subject of money - the other issue is that new hires, being certified as better than average in that role, are getting compensation packages in the top h

On the subject of money - the other issue is that new hires, being certified as better than average in that role, are getting compensation packages in the top half of that band. The people getting promoted to that role are in many cases getting nothing or maybe a few thousand extra that vests in 24 months, because the stock appreciation on their N-level compensation package has lifted them into the bottom of the N+1 payband even before they were promoted.