Hard disagree, most of my coworkers make well north of $1M and office politics is at an all time high.
I believe office politics happens when there are simply too many people at a company or org.
I believe office politics happens when there are simply too many people at a company or org.
The former is probably easier. They don't have to justify or determine the salaries, and don't have to figure out who's worth the money, and don't have to figure out how to figure that out.
The experts believe they've been hired for the value of their opinions, rather than for being 'yes-people', and have differing opinions to each other.
At a certain pay threshold, there are multiple peoples who's motivation is not "how do I maximise my compensation?" and instead is "how do I do the best work I can?" Sometimes this presents as vocal disagreements between experts.
Switch to what Nobel prize to man instead of the woman who do the work … sometimes. Take the credit and get the promotion.