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<p>Where are we talking about people being “better” or “more deserving” as people?? We all have equal value and worth as people. </p>
<p>But if the pragmatic result is that my work brings about an increase of x% market share for a client, why <em>wouldn’t</em> that be rewarded in the marketplace at a higher level than the number cruncher who crunches the numbers well, but who can only describe where the company has been, and provides no context, structure or direction for where it might be heading or should head? You said yourself upthread that what gets rewarded are the “tangible results” (such as increased market share).</p>