And yes, anyone could also propose that anyone be given an actual monetary raise, and as far as I know, typically those also happened. Also, there was no middl

And yes, anyone could also propose that anyone be given an actual monetary raise, and as far as I know, typically those also happened. Also, there was no middle management. (And yes, I know, there are real problems with that sort of popularity-based thing that can absolutely cause bias against the quiet, well-performing type too modest to ask for a raise either.)