These are wise words that sum up the colossally unfair system we have of compensation for any occupation in any economy in any industry. My own personal aphori

These are wise words that sum up the colossally unfair system we have of compensation for any occupation in any economy in any industry. My own personal aphorism when talking down someone who is annoyed at their compensation compared to a colleague's, is "you don't get paid what you are worth, you get paid what you can blag". If you have the barefaced cheek and personality profile to be able to convince someone to give you money for old rope, more power to you. I'm not saying it's fair, nor am I saying it's just, but it's reality across the world.