It highly depends on the circumstances. In over 30 years in the industry I met 3 people that were many times more productive than everyone else around them, eve

It highly depends on the circumstances. In over 30 years in the industry I met 3 people that were many times more productive than everyone else around them, even more than 10 times. What does this translate to? Well, there are some extraordinary people around, very rare and you cannot count on finding some and, when you find them, it is almost impossible to retain them because management and HR never agree to pay them enough to stay around.