'Peanut butter' pay raises could cost companies their top performers 5 months ago
Isn’t this almost the same? In both cases, it feels unfair that you are paid the same as someone lesser. In your case, the lesser is a -1X developer, and in the article, I guess the 10Xer compares themselves with a 1Xer. I’m at least thinking that a 10Xer wouldn’t mind a similar bump in pay compared to a 7Xer, but somewhere you draw the line as unfair.
In my opinion, management should cull -1Xers, while also trying to reward top talent, even if it has it’s downsides.