Pretty much every company I've been in or know of values a vertical trajectory instead of a horizontal one for its employees i.e becoming a manager nearly always means a faster salary progression than becoming an expert in one or multiple fields.

Why is expertise valued less?

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[–] -2 points 4 months ago

Because leadership isn't leadership, it's a boss. It's someone who controls you. It's someone who controls your money. If they control the money, they get to take more of it. Doing the work of organizing other people is valuable work, but no more valuable than the work that those people are doing. It's not about value, it's about power.

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