[DiscourseFan]

I guarantee you that the "10x" engineer would not be able to co-ordinate anything with any other team or department in the company. Of course the hierarchical structure of companies means that just having good people skills, and good management skills, means better compensation. But the most important skill in any capitalist economy is organizing labor, since capitalism is a way of organizing labor, so those who are the best at organizing and directing labor are the most well compensated since they are able to produce the most profits.

[BobbyJo]

The most competent engineer I've ever worked with, the only one I'd consider 5x+, was fantastic at cross team collaboration.

[microflash]

This is just another stereotype. I’ve seen plenty of managers struggling to form coherent communication where an engineer would express with perfect ease. The problem with communication comes when you add layers of bureaucracy between people, often under the guise that engineers can’t communicate.