I am not suggesting that value is always recognized. Plenty of people start as A player and become B player etc. It is possible if you don't get taken care of b

I am not suggesting that value is always recognized. Plenty of people start as A player and become B player etc. It is possible if you don't get taken care of by the team/company. However, regardless of whether you are recognized or not, you CAN be replaced once your cost doesn't justify your output and that is a fact. Nothing idealistic about it. Whether that analysis by the company is correct or not, doesn't matter for the purpose of this discussion.