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When merit and compensation seem inversely related

My friend with half my experience just got hired at my company making more than me and I am questioning everything about meritocracy.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The disconnect between effort, experience, and reward challenges fundamental beliefs about fairness and system logic.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Labor economics — how wages are set?”

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