[throwawaythekey]

> If your "dumbest engineer" got a job and a hefty raise going to Netflix, it means he was very capable engineer who was playing the part of moron

It's also possible that there's very little correlation between capability, reputation and salary.

Don't we all know someone who is overpaid? There are more than a few well known cases of particular employers who select for overpaid employees...

[normie3000]

> well known cases of particular employers who select for overpaid employees

Not well-known enough, apparently. Where should I be applying?

[throwawaythekey]

There are different forms of overpayment but to give some examples:

- The recent story of AWS using serverless for video processing comes to mind [1].

- Google is renowned for rest and vest.

- Many government jobs pay more than their private counterparts.

- Military contractors

- Most of the healthcare industry

- Lobbyists

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35811741

[johnisgood]

In terms of healthcare industry in Hungary: one worker does the same job for 700 USD a month and another for 1100 USD, the only difference is formal education and years worked in the industry. You can perform much better (by actually caring about the patients in those 12 hours you work) but you will get paid the same amount regardless. Of course if you have 3 kids (whether they are adults or not) then you do not pay taxes (or much less than someone who does not have kids or only has 2).

[krzyk]

> Don't we all know someone who is overpaid?

Yes, usually managers.