> That's why there's so much HR literature on how to conduct "low performer" witch hunts (get those time thieves!) while companies don't do the least thing to s

> That's why there's so much HR literature on how to conduct "low performer" witch hunts (get those time thieves!) while companies don't do the least thing to support high performers (except offer them more money when they seem likely to leave). No, that's because a company is trying to reduce its expenditures. If a high performer isn't leaving, the company sees no evidence of any advantage in paying them more.