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How Seniority Pay Hides Career Stagnation
We look at how seniority-based compensation structures, still common in traditional industries like manufacturing and logistics, quietly suppress upward mobility for underrepresented groups who may lack the tenure to climb those ladders. Using a hypothetical mid-sized logistics firm as our anchor, we break down why paying people based on time served rather than skill output creates invisible glass ceilings. We discuss how companies are beginning to pivot toward competency-based pay scales that reward mastery over months, and what that means for career equity in a shifting labor market. This…
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