> People aren't paid by how hard they work, they're paid by how much money they generate and how hard they are to replace. On average, this may be true, althou

> People aren't paid by how hard they work, they're paid by how much money they generate and how hard they are to replace. On average, this may be true, although "how hard they are to replace" is difficult to quantify and most of the scarcity is artificial. But there is enormous variability in the relationship between pay and revenue/profits provided and opportunities for replacement. I am certainly paid much more than I should be, since I work in a cost center and in that group I am definitely not the one bringing in work or revenue, and I suspect I would be very easy to replace. But at the time the contract was signed, I had the right certifications (e.g., PhD) and the right resume. Like many others, though.