[WalterBright]

> If you want to increase your compensation over time, continue to put yourself in a position where you can deliver the most value.

Implied in the article but not stated: it's not about how hard you work. Working hard has nothing to do with it. Nobody cares how hard you work. It's about what value you provide to the company.

Work smart, work effectively, not hard.

[danieltillett]

I wish that was true, but in some organisations working hard (or at least appearing to work hard) seems to be all that matters.

The further you are from the owner of the business the more likely you are to be rewarded for non-productive proxies.

[WalterBright]

This tends to be true, and is the core reason why, in free markets, companies do not grow indefinitely, but tend to become encrustified and fail.