The boring answer is 99% of promotions and raises are not tied to productivity or impact. The "10x" programmer in your org is getting a pat on the back and a 2

The boring answer is 99% of promotions and raises are not tied to productivity or impact. The "10x" programmer in your org is getting a pat on the back and a 2.1% raise instead of the 2% raise everyone else is getting. The company I work for is improving their software at a much faster rate. We've solved extremely tricky problems plaguing our reliability and usability using AI. The error rates for key systems are approaching 0%.