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Originally Posted by pierrepont7731
That's actually not true at all, particularly in the white collar world that I work in. Now if you are surrounded by people that are in the positions they are in because of connections, then I can see why you would think that. There will always be some exceptions to that rule, but that is generally how the real world works. I know as someone who has hired people for years. They are paid/compensated based on their skill set and what they bring to the table.
Companies are around to make a profit.
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Not connections, just a booming industry with very large gross margins. Incompetents and do-nothings are in every organization. It's just a matter of what ratio down at the company level.
If you don't see the fools around you (regardless of how much one makes), then you just may be ...
Making a profit doesn't preclude a company from making poor hiring decisions or being forced into them depending on the labor market.