Yeah, it’s an entrenched form of classism. Sort of like the American version of the old British Civil Service. The plucky clerk will never be the high commissio

Yeah, it’s an entrenched form of classism. Sort of like the American version of the old British Civil Service. The plucky clerk will never be the high commissioner. Most companies paying premiums recruit a particular pedigree of university graduate. Few graduates of Flyover State are going to be rockstars at the First National Bank of Nowhere and get a fancy gig at Facebook or a hedge fund. One exception is .gov employees. For exceptional people, smarter companies will usually value their current comp at 150%.