If you're concerned about your downvotes perhaps you can give us your theory of how it works.
Compensation is decided by a hierarchy of managers, with each manager giving his subordinates a budget to compensate his subordinate managers, trickling down layer-by-layer to the peons.
If your manager's manager's manager is awesome at self-promotion, you'll make more money.
The End
unfortunately, self-promotion matters a lot, sometimes. Shitty or competitive places will require it.
^ This guy reads the Dictator's Handbook.
You're downvoted because you post a shallow dismissal. Look it up in the guidelines, link at the bottom of the page.