Where I work, I don't get a sense that we "thrive on kudos via performative actions" but I would say that ~15% of the employees are doing ~80% of the work.

This dynamic seems almost inevitable as a company grows. It's not necessarily bad, as long as the people doing the work are recognized and compensated.

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loneboat 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Round your "~15%" up to 20%, and you've just discovered the Pareto Princlple: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle, aka "The 80/20 rule".

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creshal 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> as long as the people doing the work are recognized and compensated.

Are the 15% getting 80% of the compensation, though?

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slibhb 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

No, but would you want this? People who contribute more should be paid more, but mapping compensation to contribution exactly isn't easy and comes with downsides.

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Schlagbohrer 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If that one person is the CEO or owner then yes, haha.

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4lx87 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

No, those are the shareholders who don’t produce anything.

	▲	eudamoniac 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You think stock dividends pay out 4x the amount of money that the company pays for salaries?