Correct. Being +/- some % compensation to a peer is less of a factor frankly than if you get along with your management. There was a recent round of layoffs at

Correct. Being +/- some % compensation to a peer is less of a factor frankly than if you get along with your management. There was a recent round of layoffs at my previous employer very last minute and chaotic. Skip level managers were given an hour to produce their list. My former skip level boss basically whacked everyone he disliked in one swoop as long as they weren't in operationally important roles he had no backup for.