why is the person at the top (i assume you mean the person running operations and making business decisions) automatically the person who gets paid the most? th

why is the person at the top (i assume you mean the person running operations and making business decisions) automatically the person who gets paid the most? that's very hierarchical business thinking, that being the manager makes you the highest status and highest paid worker. i can imagine a worker co-op restaurant in which the chef is the highest status and highest paid employee and someone else runs the business end of things because that's what they're good at.