I think you are partially right, in that it should be normalized that some IC's may be delivering more value than their managers, and compensation should reflec

I think you are partially right, in that it should be normalized that some IC's may be delivering more value than their managers, and compensation should reflect that. The broad version, that managers just don't contribute as much as the IC's they manage, doesn't hold much water in general - but may in a dysfunctional organization.