[Kevin_S]

I dunno, that kinda makes sense to me if you think about the structure of a business. An elite CEO makes the most critical decisions that can be easily worth billions either positive or negative. An elite engineer makes a stellar project sure, but they work on a team etc. An elite engineer that makes elite decisions becomes an executive, and doesn't stay an engineer.

[mattmanser]

What's elite about them? There's nothing elite about them, almost anyone can do their job.

It's more a matter of connections and luck if you're a CEO.

[AnimalMuppet]

Beware the company that has a CEO due to connections and luck. Sure, anyone can sit in the seat and cash the salary checks. Not just anyone can do a good job of actually running the company, though.