This is a sacrifice that is required for the company to exist. A big company cares more about there being a predictable structure, less chaos and consistent pr

This is a sacrifice that is required for the company to exist. A big company cares more about there being a predictable structure, less chaos and consistent productivity than actually solving the problems, improving the business and rewarding those that produce more. This level system manages peoples' egos and prevents junior engineers who are way better than the senior ones being promoted too fast and upsetting the others. You might think this is inefficient or unfair, but it is by design.