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This is definitely not universally true. My current employer sets compensation by asking "what is the business cost of losing this person?"


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You seem to be very sure of your opinions about management's motivation. Are you yourself a manager or executive, or is this your opinion as a worker observing your employer's behavior?


It's the stated compensation policy and confirmed by my experience as both an individual contributor and a manager of a team in the same organization.




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