20% of the people do 80% of the work. Unfortunately the 80% tend to be paid similarly to the 20%. But high performers tend to move up faster, of course. I've

20% of the people do 80% of the work. Unfortunately the 80% tend to be paid similarly to the 20%. But high performers tend to move up faster, of course. I've always found the imbalance to be pretty unjust, but it comes down to lack of certainty into individual contributions. If you confidently knew that person A was twice as productive as person B, you would be willing to pay a higher price to retain them. If you're savvy and particularly productive, you can use your productivity as leverage in negotiations though. But has to be proven on the job