Saw this in consulting. Members of my consulting team were not a good fit for the project, but the consulting company prefered to leave them on the team because

Saw this in consulting. Members of my consulting team were not a good fit for the project, but the consulting company prefered to leave them on the team because it paid everyone's paychecks, except the clients. The client will complain about the teams performance, but this is actually desired, if the client isn't complaining you're not slacking as much as you could be. Same thing happens with individuals and hourly work, to be fair, but an individual can have integrity or at least find an excuse they're at peace with. When it's a group - a company - that is slacking some like myself inevitably feel they're being dishonest.