[rr808]

> as long as you make sure you're excellent at your job

The problem is everyone tries and thinks they're doing well. Realistically only 5-10% are "excellent at their job". 50% of us are below average.

[matmatmatmat]

50% of us are below the median. Depending on the distribution, there could be many of us or few of us below the mean.

Now, does the employer use the median or the mean to evaluate their employees? Interesting question..., I don't know.