Originally Posted by
Likeitis
It would be nice to work in an utopia of actually getting promotion and pay by the body of your work but that's as rare as the passenger pigeon.
I'm guessing that you have never actually worked at a career outside of aviation. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I can't think of another explanation why you're view of the rest of the non-aviation world is so badly flawed.
Are there dysfunctional organizations with managers who place favoritism above competence? sure, they exist, but they're in the minority. The key is, if you find yourself in one, recognizing that, and getting a better job at an organization which values and rewards competence. Your ranting notwithstanding, the latter outnumber the former.